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Contingent Workforce: BLS is Reassessing Measurement of Nontraditional Workers

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Jan. 29, 2019
Release Date Feb. 28, 2019
Report No. GAO-19-273R
Summary:

Millions of U.S. workers are employed in the gig economy, holding nontraditional, part-time, and temporary jobs.

To track trends among some of those workers, the Bureau of Labor Statistics measures the number of workers in 3 categories that we collectively refer to as "nontraditional workers." These categories are:

Contingent —temporary workers

Alternative—contractors, on-call workers, or temp agency workers

Electronically-mediated—workers who get gigs through websites or apps

BLS' 2017 survey found fewer contingent workers than in 2005, raising questions about survey effectiveness. BLS is looking into improving the survey.

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