Even despite a difficult labor market,freelancers contributed $1.3 trillion to the U.S. economy in yearly profits,up to $100 million from 2020,according to new statistics from Upwork,a working marketplace that links companies with independent talent. This surge was driven by an increase in the number of highly trained,remote freelancers who abandoned full-time employment for flexible work options,according to Upwork's Freelance Forward:2021 study of the U.S. independent workforce. At the same time,there was a noticeable reduction in temporary employees and a surge in all other forms of freelancing,combined,Upwork reported. There is"a very broad spectrum of tasks that classify as freelancing,"compared with regular employment,according to Upwork."Freelance job might range from selling things online a few times a year to delivering groceries a few times a month to working as a full-time programmer or accountant."The report also showed that 59 milli