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Why freelancing is becoming the new norm

If you've been struggling to find full-time work, especially if you're young and don't have a ton of experience - it's probably because you're looking for full-time positions.  Of which, especially to the "entry level" market, there is a scarce amount. Those who aren't in the "entry-level" bracket often make the false assumption that when people complain about how rough the job market is for college grads, they're reacting to the same considerable obstacles that they  had to deal with. In some cases, this might not be untrue. They may also point out that unemployment is currently super low. It's sitting comfortably at 4.1% , a huge change from 2008, when the recession began and that number was sitting at a depressing (recessing? Sorry) 10%. Skeptics may cry "doomsaying" when addressing the complaints of younger professionals, especially (do I really have to say it?) millennials, but there is significant evidence that...