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SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

.   The study consisted of two national, statistically significant surveys as well as several focus groups and dozens of one-on-one interviews with independent workers. million in 2012.   Click here for the study 2012 report  and click here for the 2011 report.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2014

trillion in 2012 on luxury goods and services. More than 80 percent of those interviewed used words like fun, exciting, new, different, unusual and unique when asked why they dined at food trucks. According to a study released by the strategy consulting firm BCG , the global rich (and well off) spent $1.8

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DECEMBER 10, 2013

As we pointed out in our 2012 article The Rise of Small and Micro Manufacturing , of the 330,000 U.S. We interview a lot of small manufacturing firms and people issues - especially around labor law and safety - are consistently problems for small and new manufacturing firms. And these numbers understate the number of small U.S.

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JUNE 20, 2019

  When we ask in interviews why independents in this group feel more secure, we consistently hear 3 things: 1.   This has led to a decline in the share of full=time reluctant independents from 34% in 2012 to just 19% in 2019.  This is up from just 32% saying they felt more secure in 2011.    2. . 

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FEBRUARY 20, 2013

  In our 2012 survey, 39% of the respondents said independent work is more secure than traditional employment. Based on our interviews and focus groups, there are several reasons why a growing group of independent workers think independence is more secure. look at job security.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

We also conducted dozens of interviews and held multiple focus groups and workshops on independent work. million in 2012.   Some of the key highlights from this year's research include:  - The number of independent workers (which we define as those working at least 15 hours a week as independents) increased to 17.7

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OCTOBER 13, 2016

And, of course, the 2012 book The End of Men popularized the term which has been used in academics since at least the late 1990s.    The noise around the end of men died down a bit after 2012, but has come back this year - primarily because of the strong male support for both Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders. 

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