This statistic illustrates the interest in working gig economy jobs for extra income and flexibility in the United States in 2018, by employment. During the survey, 54 percent of government employees said they would be interested in working gig economy jobs for extra income and flexibility, compared to 51 percent of private sector respondents, 51 percent of self-employed respondents, and 51 percent of students.
Interest in gig economy jobs for extra income and flexibility in the U.S. in 2018, by employment
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Total sample size was 2,566 respondents. Original question: Would working a gig economy job interest you to make extra money and have more flexibility?
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Morning Consult. (September 12, 2018). Interest in gig economy jobs for extra income and flexibility in the U.S. in 2018, by employment [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/916823/gig-economy-interest-jobs-extra-income-flexibility-employment-us/
Morning Consult. "Interest in gig economy jobs for extra income and flexibility in the U.S. in 2018, by employment." Chart. September 12, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/916823/gig-economy-interest-jobs-extra-income-flexibility-employment-us/
Morning Consult. (2018). Interest in gig economy jobs for extra income and flexibility in the U.S. in 2018, by employment. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/916823/gig-economy-interest-jobs-extra-income-flexibility-employment-us/
Morning Consult. "Interest in Gig Economy Jobs for Extra Income and Flexibility in The U.S. in 2018, by Employment." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/916823/gig-economy-interest-jobs-extra-income-flexibility-employment-us/
Morning Consult, Interest in gig economy jobs for extra income and flexibility in the U.S. in 2018, by employment Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/916823/gig-economy-interest-jobs-extra-income-flexibility-employment-us/ (last visited July 03, 2024)
Interest in gig economy jobs for extra income and flexibility in the U.S. in 2018, by employment [Graph], Morning Consult, September 12, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/916823/gig-economy-interest-jobs-extra-income-flexibility-employment-us/