WASHINGTON (AP) — What are the skills that employers most value in freelancers?

They want workers fluent in the computer programming language TypeScript and the software framework .NET Core. But they also favor softer skills, like good grammar and efficient bookkeeping.

That's according to a list of the top 100 skills sought in freelance workers, compiled by Upwork, an online staffing company.

The Associated Press interviewed Adam Ozimek, Upwork's chief economist, about such priorities and the way they show how work is changing — from where freelancers live to how they can earn a premium wage....