In 2016, 62 percent of organizations in the United States reported that access to contingent workers is used by some areas of their business to avoid labor costs. Contingent workers are employees who are not full-time, long-term contracted employees for an organization, but rather freelancers who work for only a short period of time.
Share of organizations that use contingent workers to avoid labor costs in the United States in 2016
supervisors or above in companies with more than 1,000 employees and 100 million U.S. dollars in turnover
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Total may not add to 100% due to rounding.
Original question: To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about using contingent workers? Access to contingent workers is used by some areas of our business to avoid labor cost
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EY. (November 10, 2016). Share of organizations that use contingent workers to avoid labor costs in the United States in 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034438/gig-economy-share-organizations-use-contingent-workers-avoid-labor-costs-us/
EY. "Share of organizations that use contingent workers to avoid labor costs in the United States in 2016." Chart. November 10, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034438/gig-economy-share-organizations-use-contingent-workers-avoid-labor-costs-us/
EY. (2016). Share of organizations that use contingent workers to avoid labor costs in the United States in 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034438/gig-economy-share-organizations-use-contingent-workers-avoid-labor-costs-us/
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Share of organizations that use contingent workers to avoid labor costs in the United States in 2016 [Graph], EY, November 10, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034438/gig-economy-share-organizations-use-contingent-workers-avoid-labor-costs-us/
