Self-Employment Statistics Increase Rapidly Within Crisis
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Have you ever heard of Elance.com? It’s one of the greater sites for self-employed online business people that offer their services for a fee and can also outsource any aspect of their web needs.
Run into an article that was posted within the Elance site and I found very interesting the fact that there is an increasing percentage of ”corporate – company” people, who have become their “own people”, meaning that decided to launch an online business career as a solution to what we call “CRISIS”.
Read on the full article that I came across and you’ll understand what I mean. In times of financial insecurity and with the word ”JOB” being not the most standard choice for anyone, the time has come for highly self-motivated people to invest in themselves, get educated and pave their own path to their personal and financial liberty. Who can you trust these days, except your own precious and decent self?
Straight from Elance on my blog, as I always share the wealth when I see it.
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The U.S. labor market continues to mystify economists. U.S. GDP (gross domestic product) is growing briskly, but the Labor Department reports 20,000 jobs were eliminated last month alone. How can employers keep pace with increased demand for goods and services without adding to the payroll?
The not-so-simple answer: they can’t. Businesses are hiring; they simply have to given the current rate of economic growth. But the kind of workers they are hiring and the way in which they are hiring them has changed.
Consider this piece of data from the Labor Department’s recent report: the number of self-employed Americans grew by 126,000 in the last quarter. Add to that another telling statistic: the number of temporary jobs has increased by 250,000 in the last quarter. (The Labor Department consistently under-reports the rate of temporary job growth.)
Our so-called jobless recovery is nothing more than an illusion. What we are experiencing is a long-predicted structural change in the job market. In the span of a single generation, we’ve gone from “company man” to being our own man or woman, thanks, in part by, to advances in computer and telecommunications technology.
And it was made possible by changing attitudes toward work. Roiled by globalization, the rapid pace of technological change, and a boom and bust economy, many of today’s workers have found security in the idea of free agency. Job uncertainty has bred a worker that is more resilient, adaptable and entrepreneurial than his predecessors. People have traded in careers for gigs.
Employers, facing the uncertainty that comes with a downturn, have seen the advantages of a flexible workforce. With the Internet, the search for talented employees is no longer limited by geography.
At Elance, there has been a steady increase in the number of jobs posted on our site. According to the Online Talent Report, more than 100,000 businesses listed 300,000 new jobs last year. Last month alone, the number of jobs posted grew by 30 percent from the previous month.
And that trend isn’t exclusive to high tech hubs like Silicon Valley and New York City. Our data shows that there are online and self-employed workers in all 50 states. Demand for certain types of jobs like mobile applications programmers and social media management is far outstripping supply. So far, small businesses have been the first to look for talent online. This year, we expect larger enterprises to follow suit.
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Thanks for your post. I am studying this for a Uni project and found this information very useful for my last dissertation. My own thoughts on the subject are that more self employed people working part time distorts the officials figures to a huge degree.
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Self employment is the way to go now! being the boss feels good because success of your company is in your hands. that excites me.
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I couldn\’t imagine working for anyone ever again. Once you are self-employed you never want to go back. Waking up without an alarm is just one of the many benefits lol
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Hello, I am having a little problem to understand your English, if you are asking me if I bought or created this site the answer is that I own this site and I created it from scratch. Now I am selling it on Flippa.com here: http://flippa.com/auctions/100545/1st-Google-Page-PR2-Established-Personal-Development-Home-Biz-Success-SEO-Site to another owner and I provide full support and training to run it.
For any questions feel free to come over and ask again.
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I’d never heard of Elance.com before this post. I was looking for places to get data entry work online, but I have a fair bit of technical knowledge when it comes to computers and web design, so this is something I’m going to look into. Thanks for the info!
Self employment is the way to go now! being the boss feels good because success of your company is in your hands. that excites me.
Nice article, currently doing a thesis on self employment. This info helps a lot.
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With the creation of the Internet, the ability for an individual to become self-employed has increased dramatically. Being your own boss isn’t always easy, but it’s definitely a possibility. If you sometimes daydreamed about the freedom of working for yourself, leaving a full-time job never seemed worth the risk.
Thank you for your input on this self-employment statistic analysis, being your own boss isn’t easy, it takes a lot of qualities that most people don’t have or are not willing to work on to obtain. Have a wonderful afternoon.
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To be successful in home business you must be self driven and self motivated, you must posses the ability to push yourself forward. Your determination and drive will be rewards with new sales and on profits earned at month end. Your total results, sales and profits can be really bleak without self motivation. You success will depend on the effort and time you are willing to invest. Without hard work and determination you cannot succeed and will not achieve your goals.
Actually self -employment is fine as long as you know how to handle to finances well and you know how to manage your time. It’s also about concentration and marketing yourself well to have more projects on the next months to come.
It is so good that self-employment statistics are showing a rapid increase during this crisis! It proves that innovation gets fired up again and truly, necessity is the mother of invention. Come on! GD, Australia
There was an article in the New York Times on this phenomenon a few months ago. Apparently, many of these new entrepreneurs are actually people let go from their jobs during the crisis who now are self-employed by necessity. Let’s hope they make the best of it!
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Yes Sandy indeed !! Entrepreneurship is not for everyone that’s why most people fail !! It takes literally guts to get yourself out there and take a risk, invest, make plans, lead your life but the rewards after achieving your goals and plans are not to be compared with anything else in this world. Thanks for your comment
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I really hope that companies will get over of the recession so a lot of jobs will be offered to lot of people especially to those who are in need of jobs and employment.
Hi Jo,
Stephen Law, Business Development Expert here – I think you’re right, and you have the statistics to prove it.
In January 2010, I predicted on my blog -http://freelancetelemarketing.org.uk – that there would be a sharp increase in individuals and boutique agencies opening up in the Lead Generation field.
Kind regards,
Stephen SL-Freelance
The recession had made US to transform into a more different country. The employees have realized their capability and their potentials to self employment. I agree to your views that the change is due to the uncertainty in job. I would like to look forward the growth of US.
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