Urban millennials are looking for better jobs and would be happy to consider freelance work as an alternative to their current job, shows survey data
The gig economy is on the rise in India and many young Indians are welcoming it. Across cities, a vast majority of India’s working millennials are willing to give up their full-time jobs to take up freelance work, according to survey data collected by market researcher YouGov in collaboration with Mint.
Data from the second round of the YouGov-Mint Millennial Survey conducted in January and February earlier this year shows that more than 80% of working adults believe that freelance work is a viable alternative to full-time employment and they would consider taking up freelance work in the future.
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Among the 5,038 online respondents from 180 cities in the YouGov-Mint survey, 2,709 were millennials (defined as those born between 1981 and 1996), 1,188 were from the Gen-Z (born after 1996) and the rest 1,141 belonged to the older Gen-X (born before 1981). Given the rise of the millennial population in India, understanding their views are important for both businesses and government. And given India’s ongoing job challenge, their views on the type of jobs they desire is particularly pertinent.
Source: Livemint
