The workforce landscape is evolving, with freelancing and gig work becoming increasingly prevalent. For the Black community, understanding how to thrive in this new economy is crucial. The gig economy ...

Gig work predates the internet. Besides traditional forms of self-employment, like plumbing, offers for ad-hoc services have long been found in the Yellow Pages and newspaper classified ads, and later ...

Some 73.3 million people participated in the gig economy last year, representing about 38% of the U.S. workforce. This year, it is projected to exceed 76.4 million — and these workers aren't all doing ...

The gig economy is one of the defining innovations of the 21st century. It has revolutionized how people earn a living, offering flexibility, independence, and opportunity on a global scale. From U.S.

Over the past decade, gig workers have often been the subject of studies, but rarely the authors. The Workers Lab is changing that. We have released the first nationwide, worker-driven, participatory ...

The labor market is experiencing an ongoing slowdown in job creation and hiring, turning the workforce into an exclusive club with high standards for admission. This is especially true for young ...

As the government shutdown deepens economic pain, millions of gig workers and sole proprietors are being hit hardest by ...

Wells is the director of research and a senior fellow at Groundwork Collaborative. Ustek Spilda is a senior lecturer in the Department of Digital Humanities at King’s College London. Dana, a ...

When AI was recently used to replicate George Carlin’s comedy style, generating new material in his voice and sense of humor, it was a warning. The digital recreation of Carlin, which resulted in ...