What does success look like? At the high end, it might be vacation homes and luxury cars. But when it comes to a comfortable, middle-class life, 86% of Americans say it’s about having a secure job. Unfortunately, since nearly 40% of Americans will be freelancers by the end of this decade, according to an Intuit study, “job security” is no longer the right metric.
In fact, it might even be deleterious. In 2012, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that US workers had an average job tenure of 4.6 years – up from 3.5 years in 1983. According to economists, that’s because in times of less opportunity recession-scarred workers held tightly to the jobs they had, whether they were a good fit or not.
What does success look like? At the high end, it might be vacation homes and luxury cars. But when it comes to a comfortable, middle-class life, 86% of Americans say it’s about having a secure job. Unfortunately, since nearly 40% of Americans will be freelancers by the end of this decade, according to an Intuit study, “job security” is no longer the right metric.In fact, it might even be deleterious. In 2012, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that US workers had an average job tenure of 4.6 years – up from 3.5 years in 1983. According to economists, that’s because in times of less opportunity recession-scarred workers held tightly to the jobs they had, whether they were a good fit or not.
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