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Elance Posts 193,000 Jobs in Q1

April 17, 2012

Elance.com, a website that connects companies with independent contractors who work online, reported 193,000 new job posts in the first quarter of 2012. The company had 650,000 job posts in 2011. In addition, Elance's online contractors earned $43.0 million in the first quarter of this year, they had earned $156.0 million in 2011.

Creative jobs now account for 42 percent of the total jobs posted on Elance, the company said. Graphic design jobs are now the second-most demanded skill set. However, information technology remains the top category with demand for mobile app developers, in particular, on the rise. There were 17,000 app jobs posted in the quarter.

Privately held Elance is based in Mountain View, Calif.