No doubt the gig economy is still the rage and growing.
But many freelancers, contractors and temporary workers who may be weary of all the hustling, the instability and the scant benefits are switching to more traditional jobs as the economy reopens after more than a year of COVID-19 shutdowns, federal data show.
And with dire labor shortages gumming up the gears of commerce, there may never be a better time to shift to a less nomadic career.
That’s because companies are bumping up wages, sweetening benefits and letting many employees work from home after such remote set-ups went smoothly during the pandemic, blunting a key advantage of gig jobs.
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