31%
Among current or recent gig workers, what share say gig work was their main job in the past year?
Among lower-income gig workers, 42% say it was their main job.
Source: Pew Research Center, The State of Gig Work in 2021 (2021) pewresearch.org
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What's the most commonly cited major reason for doing gig work?
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Which type of gig work had the most Americans ever earning money from it?
The most common 'other' gig task was completing surveys, online tasks or other research activities.
Source: Pew Research Center, Americans' experiences earning money through online gig platforms (2021) pewresearch.org
63%
What share of Mechanical Turk workers do tasks every day?
95% perform tasks more than once a week.
Source: Pew Research Center, Turkers in this canvassing: young, well-educated and frequent users (2016) pewresearch.org
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