Based on the report “Freelancing in America 2016” published by Upwork and Freelancers Union, Following are the 9 interesting facts about Freelancing you should know:

1. 55 million Americans are freelancing. That’s 35% of the US workforce. (In 2014, 53 million Americans where freelancing.)
2. 73% of freelancers agree technology has made it easier to find freelance work.
3. 66% say the amount of freelance work they obtained online increased in the past year.
4. The majority of freelancers who left a full-time job made more within a year.
   – 54% earned more
   – 14% earned the same
   – 32% earned less
5. 79% said freelancing is better than working a traditional job.
6. 79% said freelancing is better than working a traditional job.
7. Freelancers contribut an estimated $1 trillion annually in freelance earnings to the US economy.
8. 63% Freelancers said they started more by choice than necessity
9. 85% of freelancers said they would likely to vote in the 2016 election.

Freelancing career has tremendous opportunities across the globe. There are dozens of sites can help in finding freelancing jobs. Some of the most popular ones are Upwork.com, Fiverr.com and Guru.com.