This statistic shows the reasons for starting gig work in the United States in 2018, by generation. During the survey, 59 percent of Generation X respondents reported starting work in the gig economy in order to make ends meet, compared with 28 percent of Millennials and 46 percent of Baby Boomers.
Reasons for starting gig work in the U.S. in 2018, by generation
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Prudential Financial. (July 12, 2019). Reasons for starting gig work in the U.S. in 2018, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/917776/gig-economy-reasons-starting-gig-work-generation/
Prudential Financial. "Reasons for starting gig work in the U.S. in 2018, by generation." Chart. July 12, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/917776/gig-economy-reasons-starting-gig-work-generation/
Prudential Financial. (2019). Reasons for starting gig work in the U.S. in 2018, by generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/917776/gig-economy-reasons-starting-gig-work-generation/
Prudential Financial. "Reasons for Starting Gig Work in The U.S. in 2018, by Generation." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/917776/gig-economy-reasons-starting-gig-work-generation/
Prudential Financial, Reasons for starting gig work in the U.S. in 2018, by generation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/917776/gig-economy-reasons-starting-gig-work-generation/ (last visited May 10, 2024)
Reasons for starting gig work in the U.S. in 2018, by generation [Graph], Prudential Financial, July 12, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/917776/gig-economy-reasons-starting-gig-work-generation/