An online survey of over 7,000 U.S. adults found that 34% of the U.S. workforce, or 53.7 million people, engage in supplemental freelance work. More people are choosing to freelance by choice rather than necessity, driven primarily by a desire for flexibility. The majority of freelancers who left traditional employment now earn more money as freelancers. Technology is making it easier to find freelance work online, with over half of freelancers obtaining projects online.