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Title: Gig and Independent Work in US Metropolitan Economies and Service Industries

Citation Type: Working Paper

Publication Year: 2018

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Abstract: One feature of the changing nature of work is an increase in gig and independent work. Gig and independent work includes a variety of full-time and part-time activities for earning income outside of an employer-employee relationship. In the US, most of this work occurs within service industries. This paper describes the attributes of gig and independent work in a set of US metropolitan economies and in the US as a whole, with an emphasis on determining its role within select service industries. The objective is to provide a more thorough understanding of this aspect of the changing nature of work to inform economic and policy discussions.

Url: https://sfullerinstitute.gmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/SFI_Harpel_RESER_2019.pdf

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Authors: Harpel, Ellen

Series Title: The changing nature of work in the Washington Region

Publication Number: 3

Institution: Stephen S Fuller Institute - George Mason University

Pages: 22

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Other

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