Sharply Growing Hourly Rates
While in many employment sectors, workers' salaries are not increasing at the same rate as inflation, our study shows that self-employed workers have seen an average 25% increase in their hourly rate over the past two years. This is very interesting considering that the Consumer Price Index increased by 2.4% in 2024.
More than 75% of freelancers are satisfied or neutral with their income.
Furthermore, according to our study, the majority of freelancers are satisfied with their financial situation, as it is constantly increasing. The hourly rate for freelancers is now $56/ hour.
While this bodes extremely well for the careers of independent workers, certain challenges nevertheless persist, particularly with regard to gender equality. Indeed, there is still a gap between women's earnings and men's earnings. On average, women's hourly wage is 11% lower than that of men.
To discover more data on this part of the study, you can consult freelance.ca website: https://www.freelance.ca/pages/market-studies.
Considering that there are now more than 2.7 million freelancers in the country, these trends in the job market are significant.
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Founded in 2023, freelance.ca is part of freelance.group. The company was first founded in Germany in 2007. freelance.de quickly became Germany's most successful digital platform for freelancers and businesses. It boasts over 30,000 active freelancers in Canada and over 6,000 self-employed people in Quebec registered as freelancers.
Louise Bourbonnais
freelance.ca
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