Respondents were asked the question "Would you be willing to do additional work outside your primary job(s) if it was available and enabled you to make more money?"
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U.S. non-freelancers' readiness to do freelance work in 2016
This statistic shows the share of non-freelance workers and their readiness to undertake some form of freelance work in addition to their current job in the United States in 2016. About 81 percent of U.S. respondents were open to the idea of freelance work in 2016.
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Upwork. (October 6, 2016). Readiness of non-freelancers to take on additional freelance work in the United States as of 2016 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/530989/readiness-of-non-freelance-workers-to-freelance-us/
Upwork. "Readiness of non-freelancers to take on additional freelance work in the United States as of 2016." Chart. October 6, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/530989/readiness-of-non-freelance-workers-to-freelance-us/
Upwork. (2016). Readiness of non-freelancers to take on additional freelance work in the United States as of 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/530989/readiness-of-non-freelance-workers-to-freelance-us/
Upwork. "Readiness of Non-freelancers to Take on Additional Freelance Work in The United States as of 2016." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 6 Oct 2016, /statistics/530989/readiness-of-non-freelance-workers-to-freelance-us/
Upwork, Readiness of non-freelancers to take on additional freelance work in the United States as of 2016 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/530989/readiness-of-non-freelance-workers-to-freelance-us/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Readiness of non-freelancers to take on additional freelance work in the United States as of 2016 [Graph], Upwork, October 6, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/530989/readiness-of-non-freelance-workers-to-freelance-us/
