Someone drives for Uber when their income from bartending isn’t enough to pay rent. A freelance web designer manages ten clients at a time and teaches yoga in the evening. A young mom cleans houses every day while her kids are at school.
Although these people’s jobs are very different, they all work outside of traditional, full-time, direct-hire employment. They are gig or non-standard workers.
Gig work takes many different forms, and is relied on by many different people. Defining, measuring, and understanding these types of work is a challenge. Many data sources exist, but they often present conflicting information. It’s hard to know where to turn for clear, accurate answers.
On the Gig Economy Data Hub, we review and summarize these data sources and provide accessible answers to basic questions about gig work: what it is, how many people participate in it, and what their experiences are.