This statistic shows the share of full-time freelancers who believe their jobs will be done by machines in the future in the United States in 2017. During the survey, 34 percent of full-time freelancers reported that they believe all of their work will be done by robots or machines in the next 20 years.
Share of full-time freelancers who believe their jobs will be done by machines in the future in the U.S. in 2017
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Upwork. (September 28, 2017). Share of full-time freelancers who believe their jobs will be done by machines in the future in the U.S. in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/921569/gig-economy-share-full-time-freelancers-believe-jobs-done-machines-us/
Upwork. "Share of full-time freelancers who believe their jobs will be done by machines in the future in the U.S. in 2017." Chart. September 28, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/921569/gig-economy-share-full-time-freelancers-believe-jobs-done-machines-us/
Upwork. (2017). Share of full-time freelancers who believe their jobs will be done by machines in the future in the U.S. in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/921569/gig-economy-share-full-time-freelancers-believe-jobs-done-machines-us/
Upwork. "Share of Full-time Freelancers Who Believe Their Jobs Will Be Done by Machines in The Future in The U.S. in 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/921569/gig-economy-share-full-time-freelancers-believe-jobs-done-machines-us/
Upwork, Share of full-time freelancers who believe their jobs will be done by machines in the future in the U.S. in 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/921569/gig-economy-share-full-time-freelancers-believe-jobs-done-machines-us/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Share of full-time freelancers who believe their jobs will be done by machines in the future in the U.S. in 2017 [Graph], Upwork, September 28, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/921569/gig-economy-share-full-time-freelancers-believe-jobs-done-machines-us/