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The Staffing Industry Analysts Temp Worker Forecast

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  A related forecast data point comes from the 2013 MBO State of Independence study , which forecasts that the independent workforce will grow about 5.7% Bureau of Labor Statistics is forecasting that overall employment will grow about 1% per year over the same time frame. over this time frame.

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Use of Contract Labor by Sole Proprietors Surging

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The IRS recently released the 2013 data on sole proprietors. In 2013 there were a bit over 24 million sole proprietors reporting about $1.34   As the chart below shows, sole proprietor contract labor expenses increased 38% between 2010 and 2013.  trillion in gross business receipts. . 

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Follow the Science: Ze Frank Teaches Us True Facts and Life Lessons

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Subsequently, he temped as an illustrator for a big ad agency, where he learned early versions of Flash and code-based animation. “I Although the first installment dates to 2013, Frank didn’t devote himself full-time to it until he left Buzzfeed six years later. (They’d misheard his birth name as José. No problem.

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Do Gig Workers Like Their Jobs? It's All About Choice, Flexibility, and Control

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Again from the 2013 State of Independence report on the independent workers without work flexibility and control: "They are much less satisfied with independent work and almost half (49%) report being dissatisfied. Our research indicates temps, on-call workers, day workers and others with little work control often fall into this category. 

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CNN's Positive Report on Freelancing

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We consider this a small victory in our ongoing efforts to explain that many independent workers (freelancers, self-employed, temps, etc.) The 2013 MBO Partners State of Independence report will be released early this fall. chose to be independent and like it. Contingent Workforce Freelance Independent workers'

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Autonomy, Control and Self-Employment Satisfaction

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" In interviews with this group - often temps, on-call workers and others with little job control or autonomy - we found they didn't get the major benefits of being self-employed and they were impacted in major ways by the disadvantages.   We've posted in the past about the two sides of independent work.

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