Anyone working even one hour a week is considered employed. (Reuters, July 6, 2026) And the estimated 320 million doing gig work (flexible employment) is an astounding 44% of the workforce. To be sure, some of those 320 million have regular jobs, then deliver food in the evenings – because their day job does not pay enough.
In the U.S., the percentage of gig workers is about 25%, not 44% (42 million gig workers in a labor force of 170 million). And the U.S. does not claim to be a socialist country ;)
Do we have aggregate labour income that we could use to confirm your thesis?
Anyone working even one hour a week is considered employed. (Reuters, July 6, 2026) And the estimated 320 million doing gig work (flexible employment) is an astounding 44% of the workforce. To be sure, some of those 320 million have regular jobs, then deliver food in the evenings – because their day job does not pay enough.
yes but that's also how the U.S, Europe and Japan counts employment, pursuant to ILO rules.
In the U.S., the percentage of gig workers is about 25%, not 44% (42 million gig workers in a labor force of 170 million). And the U.S. does not claim to be a socialist country ;)