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title: How Can Staffing Professionals Stay Ahead of the Digital Nomad Trend?
description: What are digital nomads? Digital nomads are different in that they decidedly travel while working remotely without a fixed work address.
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May 5, 2023

# How Can Staffing Professionals Stay Ahead of the Digital Nomad Trend?

Written by: [Sara Jensen](https://blog.innovativeemployeesolutions.com/ies-blog-nb-24/author/sara)

Now that [digital nomads are predicted to make up a third of the world’s workforce by 2035](https://employernews.co.uk/news/by-2035-over-1-billion-people-could-be-living-and-working-as-digital-nomads/), it’s time for staffing and HR professionals to understand this trend. Almost [17 million workers in the US](https://www.forbes.com/sites/larryenglish/2023/01/31/digital-nomads-increased-131-from-2019-will-the-trend-prevail-in-a-tough-economy/?sh=67c181572e3b) would use this label to describe themselves, according to reporting from Forbes. What exactly does the lifestyle offer them, and where is thedigital nomad trend heading next?

 

# Read the full article about digital nomads in [The Staffing Stream](https://www.thestaffingstream.com/2023/05/04/how-can-staffing-professionals-stay-ahead-of-the-digital-nomad-trend/) to learn more.

 

Written by: [Sara Jensen](https://www.innovativeemployeesolutions.com/team/sara-jensen/), SVP, Growth & Strategy

[*Sara Jensen*](https://www.innovativeemployeesolutions.com/team/sara-jensen/)**is the senior vice president of growth & strategy* at *[*Innovative Employee Solutions *](https://www.innovativeemployeesolutions.com/)*(IES), a leading provider of remote and contingent workforce solutions, specializing in global Employer of Record, Agent of Record and Independent Contractor compliance services in 150+ countries. Founded in 1974, IES is a woman-owned business, certified by the WBENC and partners with companies to provide compliant employment solutions that empowers people’s lives.*

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