The Data Hub provides summaries of available data sources on the gig economy. For each source, find the definition of gig work, the methods used, key findings, shortcomings, and links to reports and raw data, where available.
Data Sources
1099 Tax Information FormsIRS SOI Joint Statistical Research Program
American Community SurveyU.S. Census Bureau
American Opportunity SurveyMcKinsey Global Institute
American Trends PanelPew Research Center
Contingent Worker Supplement (CWS)U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Current Population Survey (CPS)U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Freelance ForwardUpwork
General Social SurveyNational Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago
Gig Workers in AmericaPrudential and Harris Poll
Illuminating the Shadow WorkforceADP Research Institute
Nonemployer Statistics (NES)U.S. Census Bureau
Online Income PositionsInternet Association
Online Labour IndexiLabour Project, Oxford Internet Institute
Schedule SE/C Tax ReturnsOffice of Tax Analysis, U.S. Department of Treasury
Shift Project SurveyThe Shift Project (Harvard Kennedy School and UCSF)
State of Independence in AmericaMBO Partners
Survey of Household Economic Decisionmaking (SHED)U.S. Federal Reserve Board
Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)U.S. Census Bureau
The Online Platform EconomyJPMorgan Chase Institute