On Friday (Feb. 1), the government reported job numbers that blew away expectations. Data from the BLS and ADP, triangulated against the PYMNTS/Hyperwallet Gig Economy Index, showed that as full-time jobs are gaining ground, so is the gig economy, and across several of the same...
With the partial shutdown in the Federal government now in its 33rd day, furloughed workers are freelancing with Uber, the ride-hailing company, to shore up cash. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
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On-demand staffing platform Wonolo has announced a partnership with Waze Carpool to provide carpooling services for Wonolo’s community of more than 300,000 local gig workers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
While the holiday season is officially known as the most wonderful time of the year, for the majority of American consumers, it is also the most stressful. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
The gig economy has been getting no shortage of attention. In the last few years, a nearly uncountable number of articles and editorials have been written, exploring the concept of whether gig work is the future of labor. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
It’s probably getting to the point that everyone who doesn’t have gig work — offering ride shares via personal vehicles, for instance, or doing other freelance jobs found via digital marketplaces — probably knows someone who does. After all, according to the PYMNTS/Hyperwallet Gig Economy...
Before CEO Toffer Grant founded PEX, he worked in the world of prepaid cards (gift cards in particular), where Christmas was the biggest challenge of every year. Gift card use would faithfully and intensely spike around Christmas, only to settle back to a more typical baseline six to eight...
In the pre-mobile world, in the time before the Uberization of every conceivable service, the gig economy existed — just not in the highly organized and monetized fashion as it is today. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
