Just 6% of the people we surveyed said they're only freelancing until a full-time opportunity comes along.

Going independent is a conscious choice for the lion's share (94%) the freelancers we interviewed, and 41% said they intend to freelance forever (foreva eva eva?).

They’re optimistic, too: 45% of the freelancers in our study said they feel more secure in their employment this year compared to last—that's twice as many who said they felt less secure.