Small Business Labs

JUNE 2, 2015

According to a recently released report by the U.S. The GAO includes the following in their definition: Agency temps: (1.3%).   This is quite a bit higher than the roughly 10% of the workforce the BLS reports. Lexology - New GAO Report Shows 85% of Independent Contractors are Content With Their Employment Type.

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Ardent Partners has released its State of Contingent Workforce Management 2015-2016 report.   The tagline of the study is "the future of work is here" By this they mean contingent talent - freelancers, consultants, independent contractors, temps etc. - I got my copy at Guidant's website.

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JUNE 21, 2012

A Portrait of Part-Time Faculty Members is a report on the duties and pay of adjunct university faculty. Adjunct faculty is what colleges and universities call temp or part-time professors. According to the report, there are about 1.8   The report covers the result of a survey of academic freelancers (the adjuncts).

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Ardent Partners is an analyst firm focused on corporate procurement and as part of this brief they research and analyze the use of contingent labor (temps, contractors, consultants, etc.) And according to their research report The State of Contingent Workforce Management 2014-2015 this growth is going to continue. by corporations.

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Small Business Labs

MAY 24, 2012

The article covers one of the more interesting statistics from MBO Partners State of Independence Study , which is 22% of Gen Y (born 1980 to 2000) independent workers (freelancers, temps, etc.) reported that the primary market they served is non-profits. This is substantially higher than any other age group.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

MBO Partners has released the 2nd Annual State of Independence report. The focus of the study was to figure out how many independent workers (freelancers, temps, solopreneurs, independent consultants, etc.) 71% of the respondents reported having a high level of satisfaction with independent work. there are in the U.S.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Like many large corporations Caterpillar, the Illinois-based heavy equipment maker, is increasing the size of their contingent workforce (freelancers, contractors, consultants, temps, etc.).  They call this group "flexible workers" and report each quarter how many they have and how many they hired.  This is a 35.1%

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APRIL 13, 2012

Lot's of recent news about the continued growth of the contingent workforce, which is the term the corporate world uses for what we call the independent workforce - freelancers, contractors, independent consultants, temps, etc.  Aberdeen Research reports that  26% of the average company’s workforce is contingent.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Those who feel they don't have control over their careers, work assignments, work place, or work schedules see independent work very differently: "They are much less satisfied with independent work and almost half (49%) report being dissatisfied.   We've posted in the past about the two sides of independent work.

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Because of this dark side, we need better laws and protections for temps, contract workers and others being unfairly exploited or in need of more economic security.  They also found that 57% reported they were very satisfied with contract work.   And Raw Deal does a great job describing the dark side. 

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Small Business Labs

MAY 15, 2012

 Data on this is hard to come by, but the report cites a study saying close to 40% of young college grads are in jobs that don't require a college degree. The grim job market is a key reason more young Americans are pursuing work as independents (temps, freelancers, etc.).  For college grads the decline was 5.4%. .

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 10, 2010

Reports and Resources Intuit 2020 Research Report Todays Hobbyists are Tomorrows Hobbypreneurs Homepreneurs: A Vital Economic Force Research Brief - Small Business Credit Outlook The Economic Stimulus Package: Whats in it for Growing Businesses? Carolyn is leading the coworking study and Steve is a member of the project team.

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JUNE 3, 2010

Reports and Resources Intuit 2020 Research Report Todays Hobbyists are Tomorrows Hobbypreneurs Homepreneurs: A Vital Economic Force Research Brief - Small Business Credit Outlook The Economic Stimulus Package: Whats in it for Growing Businesses? .    The CNN article focuses on the growing use of temps. 

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

The 2015 MBO Partners State of Independence Report was released today. These are people who regularly work as independent workers (self-employed, freelancers, temps, etc.) million Full-Time Independents reported that they earned more than $100,000, up 45% from 2 million in 2011. million in 2015, divided between 17.8

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