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28% -- freelancer share of workforce for skilled knowledge workers (2025)
28% of skilled knowledge workers are currently operating as freelancers according to Upwork research.
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28%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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B
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50
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60
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20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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Upwork
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skilled knowledge workers: 28% freelancer share of workforce. Source: Upwork (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/freelancer-share-knowledge-workers-28pct
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/freelancer-share-knowledge-workers-28pct" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>28%</strong> -- freelancer share of workforce for skilled knowledge workers<br><small>Source: Upwork (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/freelancer-share-knowledge-workers-28pct" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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