But some independent workers are optimistic about their outlooks.
But some independent workers are optimistic about their outlooks. These are mainly first-generation immigrants, who see gigs as a path to opportunity—and have, in all three runs of the American Opportunity Survey, been among the most optimistic groups overall. More than a third of independent workers surveyed say that they expect to have more economic opportunities in a year’s time, compared with just a fifth of overall workers who say the same. And more than 40 percent of independent workers expect continuous economic growth over the next five years, compared with about a third of all respondents.