Thank you, Steve! Really great stuff. Will
On Wednesday, September 5, 2012 9:04:39 PM UTC+2, Steve King wrote: > > We just released the 2012 MBO Partners State of > Independenc<http://www.mbopartners.com/state-of-independence/docs/2012-MBO_Partners_State_of_Independence_Report.pdf>e > > report. This study profiles US independent workers (freelancers, temps, > etc.). Our firm, Emergent Research, worked with MBO Partners on this study. > > Key findings that I think will be of interest to this group include: > > > - We estimate there are 16.9 million independent workers in the US > - About 40% of these folks list home as their primary workplace > - 1.7% of the respondents said they had or were working in a coworking > space. > - The median income for independent workers is $51,000 > - 2.2 million independent workers earn more than $100,000 > - About 50% of the $100k+ club list home as their primary place of work > > > A couple of comments. For the purposes of this study one of the criteria > for being included as an independent worker was working at least 15 hours > per week. In other words, we don't include most part-time independents. > If we included all the part-timers, the number of US independent workers > would be in the 34 million range. > > As I mentioned on this group a couple of months ago, this was the first > time we've seen coworking blip on a statistically representative, national > survey. The 1.7% overstates the number of folks who work at coworking > facilities, which is a common survey outcome for a hot topic like > coworking. But we do think this is an excellent sign and shows that > awareness of coworking by independent workers is growing. > > The number of independents working from home is consistent with our 2011 > survey and consistent with other surveys. > > Please see the report for more details - there's a lot in there. Also, > please let me know if you have any questions. > > Steve > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/coworking/-/9m5BdXXBprEJ. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
