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3 trends mark independent workforce

Considering 49 percent of part-time independents say they also have a full-time job, its clear that one thing is likely to remain constant in the independent market: change.

By Marlene Y. Satter | Updated on June 13, 2017
Considering 49 percent of part-time independents say they also have a full-time job, it’s clear that one thing is likely to remain constant in the independent market: change. (Photo: iStock)

Independent workers — those who don’t have a payroll job at all, or who perhaps divide their time between a full- or part-time payroll job and freelance work on the side — are growing in numbers. And three major trends point to some of the shifts in pay and attitudes among them.

That’s according to a study from MBO Partners, which identifies the first trend as a strong job market that’s making it easier for independents to compete, on their own terms, for work. A current unemployment rate of 4.3 percent coupled with 6 million job openings and an economy that last year added 2.2 million payroll jobs in the past year is giving many independents with in-demand skills a chance not only to find additional work, but to ask for — and get — more money for it.

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