Annual survey conducted by the Freelancers Union and Upwork estimates 57.3 million American workers have engaged in some form of independent work in the past year.
Tomorrow’s release of the 2017 Contingent Worker Supplement (CWS) will provide the first government estimate of contingent and alternative work in 13 years. Here are nine things to keep in mind about what the new numbers can and cannot tell us.
The Future of Work Initiative and Cornell University's ILR School are excited to launch the Gig Economy Data Hub, an online resource devoted to increasing understanding of the gig economy and its workers.
Better understanding of the size and composition of the gig economy and independent workforce is needed in order to identify policies that can enhance financial security for American workers in a changing economy.
We are excited to announce that the Future of Work Initiative is partnering with Cornell University’s ILR School to develop the Gig Economy Data Hub, an online resource devoted to increasing our understanding of the gig economy.
