In a competitive global economy, acquiring the right talent quickly is mission critical for companies—and hiring freelance agile talent has become key for success. According to Forbes, "Attitudes in companies of all sizes toward freelancers are changing, as more hire high-caliber external consultants and creatives to [sic] add to the brainpower of their teams." State of the Workforce is the most comprehensive look at the pace of industry transition to an agile and distributed workforce reality.