This statistic shows the accumulated retirement savings among gig economy workers in the United States in 2018. During the survey, 27 percent of gig economy workers whose gig job is their main job reported having no retirement savings, compared to 12 percent of respondents who had both a full-time job with a side gig.
Accumulated retirement savings among gig economy workers in the U.S. in 2018, by type
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Betterment. (May 17, 2018). Accumulated retirement savings among gig economy workers in the U.S. in 2018, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 06, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/919117/gig-economy-accumulated-retirement-savings-among-workers-us/
Betterment. "Accumulated retirement savings among gig economy workers in the U.S. in 2018, by type." Chart. May 17, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/919117/gig-economy-accumulated-retirement-savings-among-workers-us/
Betterment. (2018). Accumulated retirement savings among gig economy workers in the U.S. in 2018, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/919117/gig-economy-accumulated-retirement-savings-among-workers-us/
Betterment. "Accumulated Retirement Savings among Gig Economy Workers in The U.S. in 2018, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/919117/gig-economy-accumulated-retirement-savings-among-workers-us/
Betterment, Accumulated retirement savings among gig economy workers in the U.S. in 2018, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/919117/gig-economy-accumulated-retirement-savings-among-workers-us/ (last visited December 06, 2023)
Accumulated retirement savings among gig economy workers in the U.S. in 2018, by type [Graph], Betterment, May 17, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/919117/gig-economy-accumulated-retirement-savings-among-workers-us/