The Global Survey on Platform Based Freelancers
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OCTOBER 5, 2021
The recently released Global Survey on Freelancing covers data gleaned from over 1900 freelancers from across the globe.
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Academic Studies Show Gig Economy Larger Than Government Data Suggests
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JANUARY 7, 2019
. Making Ends Meet: The Role of Informal Work in Supplementing Americans’ Income looked at data from the Federal Reserve Board's Survey of Household Economics and Decision Making (SHED). The study found "28 percent of adults age 18 and older participated in informal work for pay during the survey reference month."
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COVID-19's Huge Financial Impact on Cities
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JUNE 29, 2020
Examples include advertising agencies and marketing firms, professional services providers and cities, which rely in part on sales tax and consumer use fees for much of their budgets. The NLC survey shows that 74% of cities have started to cut their budgets, with 20% reporting across-the-board reductions.
Study: Corporations Rely on Their Non-Employee Workforce
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MAY 15, 2018
The report chart above (click to enlarge) illustrates this and shows that the companies surveyed are spending about the same amount on external service providers and external independent workers. in addition to freelancers and other independent workers.
The London Times on the Future of Work
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DECEMBER 6, 2016
The London Times has an interesting special section on the future of work that was developed by the marketing content agency Ranconteur. The report chart below shows (click to enlarge) the results of two surveys on the potential impact of AI, robotics and automation. The report covers a lot of ground.
It's All About Flexibility
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SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
A recent survey by Mom Corps as reported by Business News Daily found that nearly half of the repondents would give up an average of nearly 10 percent of their salary for a more flexible work schedule. Information Week's IT Free Agency: A Migraine for Managers describes how this issue is hitting big company IT shops.
The Federal Reserve Recognizes the Gig Economy
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NOVEMBER 29, 2016
The Federal Reserve Board's Survey of Enterprising and Informal Work Activities (EIWA) provides a detailed look at those working in the online and offline gig economy. Recognition by the Fed that he gig economy is real and growing will push other agencies and policy makers to also see this.
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