A sharper narrative is rising this fall on gig workers, who have largely flown under the radar of most economic metrics. It’s a booming sector that Hillary Clinton warns “raises hard questions about workplace protections and what a good job will look like in the future.”
On Friday, U.S. officials report economic growth numbers. America’s growth has been painfully slow and officials admit they haven’t accounted for gig workers as the freelance economy has boomed. The Labor Department says it will start counting gig workers in its jobs figures by next May.
No doubt, the independent workforce -- led by companies like Uber, TaskRabbit and Etsy -- is growing fast. And for the workers who do it by choice, they report being happier than workers in the traditional 9 to 5 economy, McKinsey found.
“People value the autonomy, the independence, being your own boss,” says Susan Lund, research director at McKinsey.
Still for many, the gig economy is potholed with problems, such as lost wages, not enough hours, lack of insurance and overpaying on taxes.
Nearly 30% of gig workers who work part-time would prefer a full-time job, according to a survey by Stride Health, which provides gig workers with access to health coverage.
That’s concerning. Involuntary part-time work has plagued millions of Americans since the Great Recession.
About 75% of these part-timers either in poverty or are low-income individuals, according to a University of New Hampshire study.
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