Proof Point
More than 70% of millennials currently work full-time, with up to one-third open to non-traditional employment in future
Millennial Current and Future Employment Type
2016 (percentage)
| Note: | Data based on Reputation Leaders for ManpowerGroup’s Millennial Careers: 2020 Vision survey of 19,000 working Millennials and 1,500 hiring managers across 25 countries |
Proof Point Findings
- Non-Traditional Employment – New employment types offering more flexible work conditions, such as freelancing, gig work, and portfolio careers with multiple projects
- Permanent Workers – Majority or 73% of millennials were full-time employees in 2016, followed by part-time employees (21%) and freelancers (14%)
- Future Millennial Work – Up to one-third of respondents consider shifting to flexible employment options in future, in search for faster career advancement and varied work projects
- Key Growth Drivers – Include growing millennial population in workforce, proliferation of new employment platforms (e.g. Upwork, Uber, Task Rabbit), increasing company reliance on external staff, and rising demand for flexible working conditions
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Date Last Updated |
June 30, 2017
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