James Knight recently made an unorthodox career move for a 27-year-old coder: quitting a well-paid job writing software for Google to go freelance. No more catered lunches, gold-plated benefits or ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rachel Wells is a writer who covers leadership, AI, and upskilling. As the number of professionals joining the freelance workforce ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Covering careers and strategic leadership for executives and managers. Are you interested in adding occasional freelance jobs to ...

Nearly 60 million Americans freelanced in 2019, either full-time or part-time, representing more than a third of the American workforce, according to a separate study by Upwork and Freelancers Union.