Cooling Labor Market Drives Uptick In Gig-Platform Hours We haven’t heard much in corporate media about short-term, flexible, on-demand work, otherwise known as the gig economy, but a new Goldman note offers color into what’s happening with these part-time jobs as the labor market cools. Let’s take a look at the news cycle for mentions of “gig economy.” Notice how the topic surged in the early days of the Covid pandemic, when it became all the rage as people lost their jobs due to government-mandated shutdown of the economy. Many quickly turned to gigs for supplemental income, like driving for… — Continue at ZeroHedge News : Read More
