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Well, maybe not everyone. Gig workers do lack healthcare benefits and job security, and a small percentage would prefer a traditional job, but haven’t found the right role. However, even with these drawbacks, 40% of the workforce will be freelancers, independent contractors and ‘solopreneurs’ by 2020. This statistic alone speaks volumes about the impact the gig economy is sure to have on the workplace of the future. The gig economy is here to stay Globalization of work, global trade and technology shifts, like the rise of smartphones, are huge contributors to the gig economy – and these trends aren’t going away anytime soon. In fact, by 2020, 80% of the world’s population will own a smartphone according to The Economist. And with more data being created in the past three years than in the entire previous history of the human race, it’s pretty clear the gig economy is here to stay.

70% of millennials might reject traditional employment/business and choose to work independently

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