In a major new report on the state of gig work, 16% of U.S. adults tell Pew Research that they’ve earned money through an online gig platform in the past year. Among those, one in three say it’s become their primary job, and nearly 60% add that the income they’ve made doing these jobs has been key “for meeting their basic needs.”
The findings show that the common perception of gig work as a side hustle is no longer accurate for many workers who have turned to ferrying people and things around as a way to make their living. Given the current circumstances—that we’re still in a pandemic in which people rely on delivery for everything from dinner to pet supplies and flowers—those numbers may not be that surprising.
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