Showing posts with label alternative work arrangements. Show all posts
Showing posts with label alternative work arrangements. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 27, 2018

The BLS Strikes Back

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"You talkin' to me?" That famous line could describe the response of the Bureau of Labor Statistics to a critical  NBER study ...
Wednesday, October 17, 2018

How Wrong Are the Official Counts of Gig Work?

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Eyebrows were raised a few months ago when the Bureau of Labor Statistics Contingent Worker Supplement revealed no growth in the alternativ...
Tuesday, October 02, 2018

BLS: Don't Do What We Did

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Wow, what a mess. In a 33-page Monthly Labor Review article, the Bureau of Labor Statistics explains its delay in releasing the data on wha...
Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Everything You Wanted To Know about Uber Drivers

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How many Uber drivers are there? A lot—460,000 as of the end of 2015 (defined as those who have provided four or more Uber trips in the past...
Thursday, November 17, 2016

24% Earn Money in Gig Economy

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Nearly one in four American adults earned money in the digital commerce ("gig") economy in the past year, according to a Pew Resea...
Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Measuring Rides and Rooms

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Another day, another study of the gig economy—whose presence can be felt, but whose size and shape remain a mystery. That's because the ...
Wednesday, September 28, 2016

New Survey of Alternative Workers

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Every year the Bureau of Labor Statistics plumbs Current Population Survey data to estimate the number of self-employed American workers, an...