The research reveals that although some users frame the gig economy as a space of freedom, income flexibility, and ...

More importantly, over half of this contingent said money earned in the gig economy is essential or an important part of their livelihood. With this in mind, we asked ourselves what the local gig ...

With the gig economy growing at a rapid rate, it’s likely that more and more of us will soon work in this manner. In fact, the choice might be made for many of us in the next few years ...

Lawrence Katz and Alan Krueger in their report show that nearly all of the net job growth in the economy since 2005 has been in these kinds of alternative work arrangements.

The gig economy has attracted no shortage of coverage in recent years, with advocates extolling the seemingly high engagement levels among participants given the freedom and autonomy to work when ...

The gig economy is booming. Just over a year ago the number of digital platform workers worldwide had been forecast to reach 78 million by 2023, up from 43 million in 2018.

In March 2018, about 1.6 percent of families participated in the gig economy, equivalent to about 2 million households. That is barely up from the 1.5 percent of a year earlier.

While financial planning in the gig economy looks different than W-2 workers, ... “It is hard to build that out-of-sight, out-of-mind nest egg if, ...

The “gig economy,” RIP. Well, maybe. As you’ll recall, the gig economy refers to a radical transformation of the nature of work and U.S. labor markets. Digital platforms better match workers ...