In 2016, 39 percent of organizations in the United States said they had a slight increase in their use of contingent workers over the past five years. Contingent workers, also called gig workers, are independent workers who perform temporary jobs.
To what degree has your organization's use of contingent workers changed in the last five years?
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EY. (November 10, 2016). To what degree has your organization's use of contingent workers changed in the last five years? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034257/gig-economy-changes-use-contingent-workers-organizations/
EY. "To what degree has your organization's use of contingent workers changed in the last five years?." Chart. November 10, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034257/gig-economy-changes-use-contingent-workers-organizations/
EY. (2016). To what degree has your organization's use of contingent workers changed in the last five years?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034257/gig-economy-changes-use-contingent-workers-organizations/
EY. "To What Degree Has Your Organization's Use of Contingent Workers Changed in The Last Five Years?." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034257/gig-economy-changes-use-contingent-workers-organizations/
EY, To what degree has your organization's use of contingent workers changed in the last five years? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034257/gig-economy-changes-use-contingent-workers-organizations/ (last visited April 27, 2024)
To what degree has your organization's use of contingent workers changed in the last five years? [Graph], EY, November 10, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034257/gig-economy-changes-use-contingent-workers-organizations/