This statistic shows the surprising aspects of working in the gig economy among female gig workers in the United States in 2018. During the survey, 26 percent of respondents reported that learning new skills was a surprising aspect of working in the gig economy.
What has surprised you about doing gig work?
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UrbanSitter. (September 5, 2018). What has surprised you about doing gig work? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/920146/gig-economy-surprising-aspects-gig-work-female-gig-workers-us/
UrbanSitter. "What has surprised you about doing gig work?." Chart. September 5, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/920146/gig-economy-surprising-aspects-gig-work-female-gig-workers-us/
UrbanSitter. (2018). What has surprised you about doing gig work?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/920146/gig-economy-surprising-aspects-gig-work-female-gig-workers-us/
UrbanSitter. "What Has Surprised You about Doing Gig Work?." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/920146/gig-economy-surprising-aspects-gig-work-female-gig-workers-us/
UrbanSitter, What has surprised you about doing gig work? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/920146/gig-economy-surprising-aspects-gig-work-female-gig-workers-us/ (last visited December 04, 2023)
What has surprised you about doing gig work? [Graph], UrbanSitter, September 5, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/920146/gig-economy-surprising-aspects-gig-work-female-gig-workers-us/