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Freelance job market sees 22% jump in hiring in January: Report

India's freelance job market saw a 22 per cent surge in hiring in January 2021 compared to the same period last year, said an article in The Indian Express, citing an analysis by job search portal Indeed. The analysis looked at the spike in freelance gigs amid pandemic disruptions. The data showed a two-fold jump in freelance jobs between May and June 2020 from the same period in 2019. After organisations switched to working from home, job search activity was higher and was peaking in April 2020 compared to