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Use of Contract Labor by Small Businesses Continues to Grow

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billion on contract labor (freelancers, temps, etc.)   Over the same period, spending on salaries and wages (meaning traditional employees) rose from $73.7   Way back in 2003, contract labor was only about 20% of the labor costs of sole proprietors. .  As the chart below shows, U.S. in 2016, up from $34.4

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Use of Contract Labor by Sole Proprietors Surging

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.  While looking through the data we were struck by the extent of the growth in the usage of contract labor - contingent workers such as freelancers, independent contractors, temps, etc. -   by sole proprietors.    Over the same period salary and wage expense increased only 10.7%.

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