{"id":1791,"date":"2020-03-24T08:41:57","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T07:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/?p=1791"},"modified":"2020-06-20T22:23:03","modified_gmt":"2020-06-20T21:23:03","slug":"gig-economy-statistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/gig-economy-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"31 Dynamic Gig Economy Statistics for a Secure Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advancement of technology is fueling economic globalization. This might sound scary, but the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">gig economy statistics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> inspire optimism when it comes to the future of work.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And while leaping into the gig world may seem risky, figures show that an increasing number of people are throwing away their shirt and tie to transform themselves into cloud workers. With custom schedules and varied job opportunities, gig workers adopt a proactive lifestyle and pursue constant professional improvement and training.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, the global health crisis caused by the CoVid-19 pandemic devastated conventional job markets, urging people to go remotely.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following facts and figures will help you understand the \u201ccloud crowd\u201d and leave you with the dilemma of whether you should join them or not.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>The Top 10 <\/b><b>Gig Economy Statistics<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The worldwide gig economy reached $4.5 trillion in estimated spending in 2018.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">36% of the American workforce takes part in the gig economy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Freelancers from the US earn the most globally.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a 24% share, India leads the global gig economy market.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Full-time independent workers added $1.28 trillion to the US economy in 2018.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The number of freelance jobs increased by 67% in the US from 2018\u20132019.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With $115 an hour, AI developers were the highest-paid freelancers in 2018.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The gender pay gap is wider among workers in the gig economy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">69% of temporary workers fear the lack of medical, dental, and disability benefits.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">34% of the gig economy workers don\u2019t have retirement savings.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Gig Economy Statistics<\/b><b> Worldwide<\/b><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>1. Roughly 70 million people across the globe use online platforms to find remote work.\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(NCBI, SIA)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes to being a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">freelancer<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">statistics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are favorable, and they show that the usage of online labor platforms is growing with an annual increase rate of 26%. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One research report from 2018 shows that the region of the Americas accounted for 65% of the total B2B human cloud spend in 2018.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s followed by the region of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), which spends around 21%, and the Asia-Pacific region (APAC), which accounted for 14% of the global B2B human cloud spending. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What\u2019s more, the report found that 18 countries were responsible for 90% of the global spend on temporary work agencies per type of contingent worker.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>2. In 2018, the worldwi<\/b><b>de <\/b><b>gig economy size<\/b><b> reached $4.5 trillion in spending.\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(SIA)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rise of the gig economy<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> resulted in $4.5 trillion in global spending, while $126.3 billion was spent on the human cloud. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year, approximately $7.8 billion was spent on B2B human cloud transactions, while IT and creative job categories accounted for 75% of the amount.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The majority of the human cloud spending was attributed to business-to-consumer (B2C) services such as Uber, Postmates, Lyft, or Instacart. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, the B2B human cloud growth increased by 22% year-over-year, compared to the 19% growth rate in 2017.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>3. Accounting for almost one-quarter of its shares, India leads the <\/b><b>global gig economy, statistics<\/b><b> show.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Quartz India)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a population of 1.3 billion and over 400 million millennials, it\u2019s no surprise that India is one of the biggest talent hubs, accounting for the largest global <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">freelance workforce<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Indian freelancers earn an average hourly rate of $18, which is less than the global average of $21 per hour.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, 2019 figures show that freelancers in India have revenue growth of 29% every year. Three out of four freelancers are younger than 35, and, according to Payoneer, only 20% of them are female. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Payoneer also reveals that 25% of the workers are offering web and graphic design, making it the most popular online gig in India, followed by IT services (20%), and programming (15%).<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>4.<\/b> <b>Global <\/b><b>freelance economy statistics<\/b><b> show that the US freelancers earn the most.\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(CNBC)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Based on the annual revenue growth, the US is the most freelance-friendly country in the world, with one of the fastest-growing markets for freelance work. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Global Gig-Economy Index survey, including more than 300,000 freelance workers, shows that 2019 was especially lucrative for American freelancers, with earnings going up by 78% on a year-by-year basis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The UK had the second-best score for the increase in earnings, where they went up for 59%, while Brazil was in third place with 48%. Furthermore, Asia, Pakistan, the Philippines, India, and Bangladesh had the best regional growth for the whole continent of 138%. Ukraine, Russia, and Serbia were also among the top 10 most prominent gig markets in 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>5. With $115 an hour, AI developers were the highest-paid freelancers of the <\/b><b>gig economy, statistics<\/b><b> f<\/b><b>or<\/b> <b>2018<\/b><b> reveal.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(The Balance SMB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An online study conducted by Fit Small Business, which evaluated gig jobs according to their earnings and their <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/job-growth-by-year\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">job growth<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> index, found that nine out of 10 best-paying jobs are in the IT and AI sectors. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jobs in deep learning and artificial intelligence ranked at the top, with an average hourly rate of $115.06 per hour and over 8,000 deep learning jobs on LinkedIn. The second was blockchain architecture, with an hourly wage of $87.05, followed by robotics with an hourly rate of $77.46.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best-paid jobs for freelancers included ethical hacking ($66.63), cryptocurrency jobs ($65.37), AWS Lambda coding ($51), VR ($50.18), ReactJS development ($40.75), Final Cut Pro editing ($37.12), and Instagram marketing ($31.23).<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>6.<\/b> <b>Nurses see a possible solution for their burnout in the <\/b><b>gig economy, statistics<\/b><b> for the <\/b><b>UK<\/b><b> reveal.\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Huron, Wired)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The World Health Organization (WHO) revealed that around 350,000 nurses quit their jobs due to burnout in 2013. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is bad news for the US healthcare system as well, which counts the highest number of job openings, some of which you can <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">find here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Statistics show that there\u2019s an estimated shortage of 200,000 nurses in the US and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/healthcare-statistics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rising demand for many healthcare job positions.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is why UK officials are supporting the development of an app that can create flexible working solutions for nurses, and enable them to pick their own shifts to reduce burnout while improving the quality of service and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/stress-statistics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reducing their stress levels<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Gig Economy Trends<\/b><b> in the US<\/b><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>7. The <\/b><b>rise of the gig economy<\/b><b> is linked to the global economic and financial crisis of 2008.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(BMO Wealth Management)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A BMO Wealth Management study concluded that the global economic crisis in 2008 affected greatly how the younger generations perceived independent work. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Back in 2010, the unemployment rate doubled, reaching 9.6%, opposed to 4.6% in 2007, and this was especially devastating for those aged 16\u201324 who experienced double the national <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/unemployment-trends\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rate in unemployment<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consequently, young workers adapted to non-permanent arrangements, and they discovered a new way of staying in control over their work engagements. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As more and more people gained a positive opinion about non-permanent work, the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">number of freelancers in the world<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and in America, has risen significantly.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>8. A <\/b><b>Gallup gig economy<\/b><b> survey shows that 36% of the American workforce takes part in the gig economy.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(JOEM, Forbes)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As per BLS data, there are approximately 57 million gig workers in America, representing more than a third, or more precisely 36%, of the total US workforce. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technological advancements influenced these figures greatly, which grew simultaneously with the number of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">virtual workers of America<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (7 million), as confirmed by these <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/remote-work-statistics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">remote work statistics<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As per Gallup, 29% of the workers in America had a gig outside of their primary workplace, where 24% were full-time employees,and 49% worked part-time. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In contrast to the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">independent workforce<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, contingent workers have non-permanent contracts and benefits but work similarly to a regular employee, lacking autonomy.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><b>9. <\/b><b>Full-time employment statistics<\/b><b> for independent workers show that they accounted for $1.28 trillion to the US economy in 2018.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Upwork, MBO Partners)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Given the fact that more than one in three Americans engages in freelancing, this figure is not surprising. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The percent of declared full-time freelance workers reached 28% in 2019, adding $1.28 trillion to the national economy, or as much as the GDP of Spain. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The US gig workforce experienced a 7% rise for the 2014\u20132019 period. Meanwhile, the traditional workforce grew by only 2%.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rise of the gig economy<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is evident, and an increasing number of Americans (61%) are opting to freelance, in comparison with 53% in 2014, spending more than 1.07 billion hours of work per week since 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>10. <\/b><b>Gig economy research<\/b><b> reveals that, in the past four years, the commitment of companies to build a flexible workforce has increased by 155%.\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Randstad USA)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A 2016 research led by Randstad USA confirms that 68% of employees and 70% of employers believe the US workforce will be mainly employed on flexible agreements by 2025. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This study, including over 3,100 workers and 1,500 C-suite and human resources executives nationwide, found that 39% of workers were thinking of switching into an agile job arrangement in the next few years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">52% of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/job-interview-statistics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">interviewed C-suite executives<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> stated that their organization is willing to increase their dedication to building an agile workforce. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In contrast, almost seven in 10 workers believed that the future talented workforce would be mostly recruited via flexible agreements.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>11. 53% of freelancers are Gen Zers, <\/b><b>gig economy statistics<\/b><b> reveal.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(UpWork, BLS)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Younger generations are more likely to enter the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">gig market<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Following the UpWork report for 2019, as much as 53% of Generation Z workers are part of the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">freelance workforce<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The share of freelance workers from other generations was estimated at 40% for millennials, 31% for Gen Xers, and 29% for baby boomers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to participating in the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">independent workforce<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the gig economy, 27.5% of Americans aged 16\u201324 are contingent workers, as per BLS data for 2017. In comparison, only 11.8% of this age group have non-contingent job positions.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>12. 48% of freelancers state that faster career growth is one of the biggest <\/b><b>gig economy benefits<\/b><b> they experienced in the <\/b><b>gig market<\/b><b>.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0(Randstad USA)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The appeal of the gig working style for the biggest part of the responders in a 2016 study, including over 3000 workers, was gaining control and the belief that there is a better chance for professional growth if one becomes a contingent worker.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a whopping 68% of the workers, the agile work plan corresponded better with their lifestyle. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">63% thought that being engaged as an agile worker will increase their qualifications for other job positions, and 56% thought that they would earn more. Some 38% of the employees even considered that they\u2019d have better job security than being a permanent worker in a company.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>13. <\/b><b>Gig economy statistics<\/b><b> reveal that 70% of full-time freelancers undertook 6 months of skills training in comparison to 49% of full-time non-freelancers.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Upwork)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to remain marketable, gig workers are more likely than traditional workers to invest in skill training. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Upwork 2019 report shows that more than half of the freelancers are not considering shifting back to traditional work and that they proactively work to keep their place in the global gig market.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The training areas that the freelancers usually engage in coincide with the most sought after working skills in the digital gig economy, such as technology, IT, networking, and business management.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>14. Transportation, warehousing, and other services made for 60% of <\/b><b>the <\/b><b>gig economy growth<\/b><b> in the period 2012\u20132013.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(JOEM)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There were 1.3 million new <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/hiring-statistics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">non-employer establishments<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> created since 2009, or 75% of the total number of new businesses. Furthermore, only between 2012\u20132013, there were 270,000 non-employer businesses, with only three sectors accounting for 60% of the economic growth. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other services included transportation and warehousing, followed by real estate, rental services, and leasing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not so long ago, the US Department of Commerce had a preposition for the new term to define the companies that ease peer-to-peer work transactions and called them \u201cdigital matching services,\u201d because they use online platforms or applications.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>15. Care.com is the first one on the list of the <\/b><b>top gig economy companies<\/b><b> for freelancers.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Fit Small Business)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In regards to barriers, commission, geographic availability, earnings per hour, and taxes, Fit Small Businesses ranked as the top US freelancer-friendly company for 2018. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Care.com \u2014 a membership-based platform for babysitters, nannies, and other child care professionals \u2014 justifiably earned the 1st place on the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">list of<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the best <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">gig economy companies<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, for its availability, the high user ratings, and the fact that it doesn\u2019t retain commission.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Task Rabbit, with an average hourly pay of $30 and user ratings of 4.25, ranked second among the US <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">top gig economy companies<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, whereas Guru ranked 3rd. Rover, HopSkip Drive, and Freelancer ranked in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th places, respectively.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Gig Economy Worker Benefits<\/b><b> and Downsides<\/b><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><b><\/b><b>16. Job satisfaction rates of on-demand workers are high, especially for those aged 40\u201365.<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(BMO Wealth Management, Forbes)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/job-satisfaction-statistics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Job satisfaction statistics<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> s<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how that the rates are higher for both contingent workers and the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">independent workforce<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that uses <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">gig economy job sites.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As per Gallup, almost 60% of the independent gig workers and 38% of the contingent workers reported having flexible working hours. In comparison, only 27% of regular workers reported having flexibility.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, 47% of the independent gig workers and 34% of the contingent gig workers were happy with their working schedule. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A BMO Wealth Management survey further shows that satisfaction rates of gig workers are high, even more for those in their 40s, 50s, and early 60s.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>17. <\/b><b>Gig economy statistics<\/b><b> from <\/b><b>2019<\/b><b> show that the work obtained by the American online freelancers increased by 67%, compared to 2018.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Upwork, Statista)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following figures from the 2019 Upwork report for freelancers in America, almost 90% of workers are optimistic about the future of freelancing, and with a good reason. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Namely, more and more companies offer work to freelancers. In 2019, 67% of online gig workers reported obtaining more work than in 2018.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, in 2019, 28% of the surveyed 2,100 freelancers reported being full-time freelancers, which is 11% higher than in 2014. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The overall expansion of the online gig economy resulted in Upwork having revenue of 81.5 million US dollars in 2018.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>18. <\/b><b>Statistics on the gig economy<\/b><b> show that 55% of workers joined in for extra earnings on the side.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(BMO Wealth Management)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The BMO Wealth Management survey from 2018 revealed that gig-workers were primarily motivated to earn extra, on the side, and this is the most important reason why they embarked on the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">gig market<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the first place. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For 55% of them, engaging in non-contractual work, meant earnings on the side and building upon savings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/millennials-in-the-workplace\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The statistics on millennials in the workplace<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sugges<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">t they were most likely to be inclined to this opinion (58%). On the other hand, 48% of gig workers were searching for better autonomy and control, and another 48% were motivated by the betterment of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/best-jobs-for-work-life-balance\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">work-life balance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Generation X). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only 22% started this type of work because they didn\u2019t have another option (mostly baby boomers).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>19. The gender pay gap is wider in the <\/b><b>gig economy, statistics<\/b><b> confirm.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Financial Times, Quartz India)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women\u2019s participation in the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">independent workforce<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> increased by 63% since 2008. Looking for flexible working hours, they encountered even bigger pay gaps than in the classic work agreements. In the developed world, the US and Poland have the biggest pay gaps between genders for the self-employed, estimated at 56%.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In almost every gig market in the OECD countries, women earned less, except for Estonia, where women earned more than their male cohorts. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the Asia-Pacific region, only 17% of the female gig-workers earned 87% of the pay of their male counterparts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>20. <\/b><b>Gig economy statistics<\/b><b> fr<\/b><b>om <\/b><b>2018<\/b><b> reveal that 69% of temporary workers fear the lack of medical, dental, and disability benefits.\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(BMO Wealth Management)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0A 2018 survey discovers that 69% of temporary workers claim that the biggest downside of their gig-arrangements is the lack of benefits regarding eventual medical, dental, or disability charges. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">69% of the gig workers agreed that this is the biggest problem that they face.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is especially tricky for the older generations, of which 77% stated that medical insurance is their main worry in the gig economy. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Millennials were not far behind these statistics because 71% were worried about these benefits as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>21. 55% of millennials working as contractors are worried about their revenue, the <\/b><b>gig economy income statistics<\/b><b> show.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(BMO Wealth Management)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Millennials state that their second most worrisome aspect of being a gig worker is the possibility of insufficient income. 55% of them and 43% of all the generations agree that this is a problem that they face.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Out of all surveyed generations, only 17% of the income-anxious were baby boomers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most Gen Xers worry about the profitability of gig work, and about 30% of baby boomers were concerned by debt accumulation. 48% of all generations are worried about not being paid when they are on sick leave.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>22. 36% of the global digital platform workers performing simple tasks worked 7 days per week, <\/b><b>job outsourcing statistics<\/b><b> sh<\/b><b>ow.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(ILO)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gig workers performing simple and mostly clerical tasks have it worse than the rest of the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">freelance workforce<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> due to a large competition worldwide. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2017 ILO data revealed that 52% of microtask digital workers worked six or seven days per week (16% worked for 6, and 36% worked seven days a week).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, 44% of them worked 10 hours per day, for at least one-third of a month. A surprising 23% worked 10h per day for more than 11 days per month. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What\u2019s more, 43% of the microtask freelancers worked at night between 10\u20135 a.m., whereas 68% reported working at night from 6\u201310 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>23. 1 in 7 gig workers works for three or more companies in a week, as per <\/b><b>gig economy job statistics<\/b><b> in 2017.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(JOEM)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As per figures published by the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (JOEM), 40% of gig-workers in a given job are completing tasks for two or more companies, and one in seven have three or more employers in a week, simultaneously.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One 2015 study reveals that around 44% of on-demand workers were <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/employment-statistics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">employed full time<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 24% part-time, and 32% said that they are not currently employed. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2016, the Pew Research Center study, conducted on a nationally-representative sample, found that 8% of the correspondents earned money in the previous year through online platforms for gig work.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>24. <\/b><b>Gig economy stats<\/b><b> show that 34% of gig economy workers don\u2019t have savings for retirement.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(CNBC, BMO Wealth, PEW)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ADP Research Institute revealed that the percentage of agile workers in the US has increased by 15% in the last decade, and statistical data shows that nearly a third of them are over 55 years of age. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both the contingent and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">independent workforce<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have additional expenses and responsibilities related to healthcare, such as retirement savings, social security, savings, and paid vacation time, and for one-third of the full-time gig workers, these were difficult to handle.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a 2017 study, 34% of them reported having no retirement plans or savings, and about 56% said that they had up to $5,000 in savings. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only 23% of full-time workers stated being prepared for retirement, as per <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/retirement-stats\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">retirement statistics<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>The Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on the Gig Economy<\/b><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>25. Recent <\/b><b>stats about the gig economy<\/b><b> repor<\/b><b>t dramatic changes caused by the CoVid-19 pandemic.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Brookings)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2019-20 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/what-is-coronavirus\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">coronavirus pandemic<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is rapidly changing the employment landscape. According to the research, millions of Americans are losing their jobs. Due to the restricted operations and the lack of industrial activity, the US economy is significantly contracting.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>26. According to an economic survey, 54% of companies expect a dramatic impact.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(PWC)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, 34% of survey respondents stated that this crisis impacts only certain clusters of their business. Their core operations are not affected that much, but they monitor the situation closely. On the other hand, 12% of the surveyed companies are not indisposed by this situation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>27. <\/b><b>Statistics about the gig economy<\/b><b> showed that 80% of companies are concerned about whether this crisis will lead to a new great recession.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(PWC)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, 48% of the surveyed companies are worried that this pandemic will significantly decrease consumerism.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, 42% of the companies worry about the loss of their workforce\u2019s productivity, while 34% of them think that supply chains will collapse.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>28. 40% of employers cannot assess the impact of the crisis on their revenue.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(PWC)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A staggering 58% of the interviewed companies are worried that the CoVid-19 pandemic will decrease their income.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">32% of them had to cancel their planned investments, and 14% are not considering any prompt actions.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>29. Recent <\/b><b>statistics<\/b><b> o<\/b><b>n th<\/b><b>e <\/b><b>gig economy<\/b><b> state that major companies encourage their employees to work from home.\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(The Guardian)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google pulled 8,000 of its workers from the office, while Twitter urged their 5,000 global employees to go remote. This impacts the non-employer companies that depend on servicing these workers daily.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>30. The pandemic adversely affected those that provide driving services.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Economic Times, Axios)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Top gig economy companies<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that offer driving services experienced a severe down cycle of both their engagement rates and health security. More than 20 gig-driving companies across the US and Europe experienced a total lack of work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">gig economy workers statistics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, just<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Seattle, Uber\u2019s driving rates fell by 60\u201370%.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>31. Freelancers are experiencing major layoffs because of the pandemic.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Forbes)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although the ongoing projects persist for most freelance-catering companies, freelancers are the ones most likely to be relieved of their contracts. The French Comet alone is canceling 80% of their freelancer\u2019s arrangements.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><b>FAQ<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>What is<\/b><b> the <\/b><b>gig economy?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The gig economy is a term that describes a free market system where employers and workers engage in short-lasting work arrangements. The gig economy encompasses contingent or temporary workers, digital freelancers, self-employed, on-demand workers, and independent contractors.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Is the gig economy growing?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The gig economy in the US reported a 15% rise since 2010, and the workforce that takes part in it rose by 7% since 2014. 61% of the modern gig workers joined the gig economy on their own will.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>What does \u201cgig\u201d mean in the<\/b><b> term \u201c<\/b><b>gig economy\u201d?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The word \u201cgig\u201d is a slang term for a paid musical performance. It translates to \u201cshort performance\u201d and refers to the transient nature of the jobs that are offered in the gig economy.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>What is the size of the gig economy?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">number of freelancers in the world<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that use online work platforms is roughly 70 million. The global gig economy reached $4.5 trillion in 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>How many Americans are in the gig economy?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are approximately 57 million workers in the US gig economy or 36% of the American population. Following the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), 5.9 million of the total numbers of gig workers are contingent workers. Some 28% of freelancers are full-time employees, according to statistics from Upwork.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>How does the gig economy impact benefits?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most gig economy workers lack work-related benefits. They are forced to manage their own health insurance, worker insurance, savings, taxes, retirement plans, and paid days off, which represents a big challenge for one-third of US gig economy workers.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The gig economy offers a lot of perks for workers, but all of these come with the additional burden of coping with worker benefits and taxes that gig workers have to figure out on their own. And while the door to a free, digitally facilitated market is opening more and more every year, the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">gig economy statistics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> point out that the lack of worker benefits is a very probable obstacle along the way.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Sources:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/the-gig-economys-coronavirus-test-b2b08fd3-17ec-4b5c-95d6-09b520536266.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Axios<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/news.release\/pdf\/conemp.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BLS<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wealth.bmoharris.com\/media\/resource_pdf\/18-0996_BMO_Wealth_Insight_Gig_Economy_US_Ev4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BMO Wealth<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/blog\/up-front\/2020\/03\/23\/covid-19-and-the-u-s-economy-faq-on-the-economic-impact-policy-response\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brookings<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2020\/02\/04\/gig-economy-grows-15percent-over-past-decade-adp-report.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CNBC<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2019\/08\/07\/the-10-countries-with-the-fastest-growing-earnings-for-freelancers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CNBC<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/small-biz\/startups\/features\/covid-19-pandemic-erodes-gig-economy-work\/articleshow\/74703548.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Economic Times<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/03d49cb8-def4-11e9-b8e0-026e07cbe5b4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Financial Times<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fitsmallbusiness.com\/best-gig-employers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fit Small Business<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/tjmccue\/2018\/08\/31\/57-million-u-s-workers-are-part-of-the-gig-economy\/#713293d17118\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Forbes<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/tjmccue\/2019\/07\/28\/looking-for-a-side-hustle-or-freelance-gig-check-out-these-sites\/#62ed942256ad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Forbes<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huronconsultinggroup.com\/resources\/healthcare\/gig-economy-healthcare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Huron<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilo.org\/wcmsp5\/groups\/public\/---dgreports\/---dcomm\/---publ\/documents\/publication\/wcms_645337.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ILO<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.lww.com\/joem\/fulltext\/2017\/04000\/the_gig_economy_and_contingent_work__an.20.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JOEM<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbopartners.com\/state-of-independence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MBO Partners<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6380453\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NCBI<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewtrusts.org\/en\/research-and-analysis\/issue-briefs\/2019\/06\/how-well-are-independent-workers-prepared-for-retirement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PEW<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwc.com\/us\/covid-19-survey?WT.mc_id=CT1-PL52-DM1-TR1-LS4-ND30-PRG6-CN_CFOPulseSurvey-&amp;eq=CT1-PL52-DM1-CN_CFOPulseSurvey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PWC<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qz.com\/india\/1798058\/graphic-designing-it-services-the-most-popular-indian-gig-jobs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quartz India<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qz.com\/india\/1798082\/how-india-can-tap-the-rise-of-the-millennial-gig-worker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quartz India<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.randstadusa.com\/about\/news\/randstad-us-study-projects-massive-shift-to-agile-employment-and-staffing-model-in-the-next-decade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Randstad USA<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.randstadusa.com\/workforce360\/2017-workplace-2025\/?utm_source=pr&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_term=client&amp;utm_content=phase1+release1&amp;utm_campaign=rus_wp2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Randstad USA<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.staffingindustry.com\/row\/About\/Media-Center\/Press-Releases\/Global-Gig-Economy-Reaches-USD-4.5-Trillion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SIA<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/941860\/upwork-cost-of-revenue-worldwide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Statista<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebalancesmb.com\/highest-paying-gig-economy-jobs-4163094\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Balance SMB<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2020\/mar\/04\/coronavirus-google-tech-dublin-twitter-work-from-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Guardian<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upwork.com\/press\/2018\/10\/31\/freelancing-in-america-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UpWork<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/adquiro-content-prod.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com\/documents\/19-0919_r3_Freelancing+in+America+2019+Infographic.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UpWork<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.co.uk\/article\/nhs-app-nurses-flexible-working-jeremy-hunt-gig-economy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wired<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advancement of technology is fueling economic globalization. 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