Upwork Monthly Hiring Report: Demand for Quality Assurance, Project Management, and Other Human-Centric Skills Rose in September as Businesses Combat AI “Workslop”

58% of businesses say they’ll prioritize AI proficiency and understanding when hiring freelancers in the next three months⁴

PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Upwork Inc. (Nasdaq: UPWK), the world’s human and AI-powered work marketplace, today released its Monthly Hiring Report for September, revealing rising demand for skills that combat AI “workslop,” such as quality assurance and project management. The report illuminates real-time trends signaling how business leaders are hiring, providing a more comprehensive picture of the U.S. labor market by focusing on the freelance economy – a dynamic sector of the workforce that generates an estimated $1.5 trillion in annual earnings.¹ It draws upon data from more than 1 million job posts in the U.S. on Upwork’s marketplace annually and a monthly business pulse survey from the Upwork Research Institute.

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