{"id":324701,"date":"2026-06-30T14:40:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T14:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/324701\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T14:40:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T14:40:13","slug":"orlandos-freelance-market-sees-rapid-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/324701\/","title":{"rendered":"Orlando’s freelance market sees rapid expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"

ORLANDO, Fla. \u2014 Orlando is one of the fastest-growing freelance markets in the country, according to a new analysis from Giggster<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The company ranked Orlando No. 2 among the 30 largest U.S. metro areas for freelancer business growth since 2019.<\/p>\n

The report used U.S. Census Bureau nonemployer business data from 2019 to 2023 to track growth in freelancer-related businesses. Giggster said it focused on categories tied to independent creative, technical, professional and media-related work, including artists, writers, performers, design services, advertising, public relations, consulting, internet publishing and video industries.<\/p>\n

The report found that freelancer growth has shifted toward the South and Southwest, with Florida, Texas, Georgia, Arizona, Nevada and North Carolina appearing among some of the strongest growth markets.<\/p>\n

Giggster said Miami had the strongest freelancer-growth market, adding about 19,000 freelancer businesses over five years. Orlando, Atlanta, Denver, Washington, Baltimore, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Chicago and Charlotte also saw gains in freelancer business density.<\/p>\n

According to the report, leading Sun Belt metros including Miami, Orlando, Charlotte, San Antonio and Dallas-Fort Worth averaged about 19.5% growth in freelancer businesses. That compared with about 3.4% across Los Angeles, San Diego, New York, Seattle and Boston.<\/p>\n

San Francisco was the only metro area in the report to lose freelancer businesses, according to Giggster.<\/p>\n

The report notes that nonemployer businesses are used as a proxy for freelancers, independent workers and solo business owners, meaning the rankings should be viewed as directional rather than a complete count of every freelance worker.<\/p>\n

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