According to a survey conducted among senior hiring managers in the United States in 2021, 59 percent said that their IT departments work with independent contractors due to their unique expertise. The same was said for 36 percent of marketing departments, and 48 percent of R&D departments.
Leading reasons companies work with independent contractors in the United States in 2021, by department
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Stoke Talent. (March 31, 2021). Leading reasons companies work with independent contractors in the United States in 2021, by department [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269532/gig-economy-reasons-companies-work-freelancers-department-us/
Stoke Talent. "Leading reasons companies work with independent contractors in the United States in 2021, by department." Chart. March 31, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269532/gig-economy-reasons-companies-work-freelancers-department-us/
Stoke Talent. (2021). Leading reasons companies work with independent contractors in the United States in 2021, by department. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269532/gig-economy-reasons-companies-work-freelancers-department-us/
Stoke Talent. "Leading Reasons Companies Work with Independent Contractors in The United States in 2021, by Department." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269532/gig-economy-reasons-companies-work-freelancers-department-us/
Stoke Talent, Leading reasons companies work with independent contractors in the United States in 2021, by department Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269532/gig-economy-reasons-companies-work-freelancers-department-us/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Leading reasons companies work with independent contractors in the United States in 2021, by department [Graph], Stoke Talent, March 31, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269532/gig-economy-reasons-companies-work-freelancers-department-us/