Millennials Plan to Freelance Within Five Years

Four in ten Millennials say they intend to leave their full-time employer to work as a freelancer within the next five years, compared to 23% of Xers and 13% of Boomers. While Millennials do crave the security of traditional full-time employment, the rising popularity of the gig economy evidently has convinced many that freelancing is a safe bet.

—MetLife