Reports

Data investigations into the Upwork job market.

• Do Upwork Jobs Actually Hire? An Outcome Analysis of 617,336 Resolved Postings

  43.9% of resolved Upwork postings hire someone; 56% never do. Why published hire rates disagree (22.8%, 38%, 43.9%), and which visible signals move the odds.

  July 7, 2026

• How Many Upwork Jobs Are Real? A Client-Quality Analysis of 1.5 Million Postings

  Just under 80% of Upwork postings come from verified clients who have hired before. The rest: template farms, chronic non-hirers, and a small scam-shaped nucleus.

  July 3, 2026