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1 In 10 Workers Is An Independent Contractor, Labor Department Says

Yuki Noguchi, NPR

Posted on June 7, 2018 · It says last year, 10.1 percent of the workforce was independent contractors, down from 10.7 percent in 2005. Those figures appear to go against other surveys showing huge growth in contract work.

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Contracted: Poll Finds 20 Percent Of Workers Freelance

Yuki Noguchi, NPR

Posted on January 22, 2018 · One in five workers is a contract worker, according to a new NPR/Marist poll. Within a decade, contractors and freelancers could make up half of the workforce, a shift with far-reaching implications

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