"The flexibility and remote-focused nature of freelancing are really on display right now," says Adam Ozimek, chief economist of Upwork. Some freelancers are hurting: The research found that 10% of the U.S. workforce "paused" freelancing, as opportunities dried up in the pandemic. “The freelancers who can work remotely and were working remotely before the pandemic are doing better than freelancers who were working non-remotely,” says Ozimek. “Going forward, we’re going to see a lot more freelancers working remotely." "If you don't know exactly when you can work, freelancing provides flexibility.”

Source: Forbes September 30, 2020 00:33 UTC