What is the gig economy?
A broad definition of the gig economy might include all freelance and contract workers — anyone taking a job for a finite amount of time. However, recent usage of the term “gig economy” has tended to focus on workers who find work through — and are paid by — technology platforms. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) calls this “electronically mediated work” and recently published the first government study of this group of workers, providing new insight into the gig economy.
