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Contract Jobs Dominated Job Growth Since 2005

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job growth since 2005 has been in contracting gigs  covers a study by two noted academic economists that found all net employment growth in the U.S. economy since 2005 appears to have occurred in alternative work arrangements. in 2005 to 15.8% in 2005 to 15.8% million in February 2005 to 23.6

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From Man’s Best Friend to Family’s Favorite Child

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Chamber of Commerce's article The Pet Economy Kicks Into Overdrive. The article covers the growth of the pet economy. According to the article, "the U.S. billion in 2018 and a doubling of 2005’s $36 billion." According to the article, "the U.S. billion in 2018 and a doubling of 2005’s $36 billion."

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Independent Workers Have Higher Satisfaction Levels than Traditional Job Holders

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Key quote from the Wall Street Journal article on the study,  U.S. They found traditional job holders making $75,000 a year or more have higher satisfaction levels than those earning less. They attribute this in part to higher earners having more control over their work.

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Vanity Fair Covers the Contingent Worker Supplement to the Current Population Survey

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It was last done in 2005 and stopped in large part due to a lack of interest in the results - even by labor economists. For example, after reading their article on the CWS I found out Why Kris Jenner Still Feels Guilty About the Death of Nicole Brown Simpson. .  In the forecasting world, we call this a signal.

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Top 10 Amazing College Finance Stats

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The University's Dilemma , from Strategy + Business, is a fascinating article covering the business model problems and risks faced by America's colleges and universities. The article includes some amazing financial stats. million in 2005. The average student loan balance is $24,301 , up from $15,651 in 2005

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Flurry of New Studies on the Gig Economy

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So many that one article says you can't swing a cat these days without hitting one. Lots of recent studies on the gig economy. We're dog fans here at Small Business Labs, but we still wouldn't swing a cat. In particular they focus on the growth of Uber and Airbnb in the major U.S. metropolitan areas.

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The GAO Finds Twice as Many Self-Employed as the BLS

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workforce is contingent, up from 30% in 2005.  It also helps answer the question asked in the HBR article Where are all the Self-Employed Workers? According to a recently released report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), 40% of the U.S. The GAO includes the following in their definition: Agency temps: (1.3%).

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