Elance Global Online Employment Report

2012 Year End Results

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2012 Highlights

$200,000,000 in freelancer earnings (+40% year-over-year)

826,000 new job posts (+41% year-over-year) 779,000 new freelancer registrations (+44%

year-over-year) 345,000 new business registrations (+54% year-

over-year)

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2012 Digest

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Online Work TrendsJobs Posted Total Registered Clients and Freelancers

Freelancer Earnings by Category

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Hiring Trends

Skills in DemandPercentage of Jobs Posted by Category

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Top Skills in Demand

Based on year-over-year job posts

Creative

Photoshop (+110%)

Web Design (+105%)

Photography (+104%)

Graphic Design (+101%)

Script Writing (+98%)

IT & Programming

HTML5 (+69%)

Android (+66%)

iOS(+60%)

CSS (+59%)

PHP (+52%)

Marketing

Digital Marketing (+93%)

Social Media Marketing (+80%)

Email Marketing (+76%)

Direct Marketing (+70%)

Content Writing (+68%)

Operations

Legal Research (+95%)

Admin Support (+82%)

Contract Law (+78%)

Bookkeeping (+75%)

Financial Analysis (+66%)

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Countries Hiring

YoY Payment Growth in Top 25 Hiring Countries Top 10 Hiring Countries

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Freelancers Hired

YoY Earnings Growth in Top 25 Freelancer Countries Top 10 Freelancer Countries

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Spotlight on U.S.

YoY Earnings Growth by State

States with High Unemployment(% Earnings Growth YoY)

Rhode Island +89%

Mississippi +67%

New Jersey +58%

Michigan +54%

California +41%

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