This past summer, Morgan Stanley published research on the growing global gig economy.  The study shared that the USA’s freelance workforce has grown three times faster than the overall workforce.  Freelancers today represent about 35% of the total U.S. working population, and Morgan Stanley shared that this number could represent more than 50% of the nation’s workforce by 2027.   Read a high-level overview of the study to learn more about the drivers behind today’s gig economy.