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In addition, Uber’s chief economist, Jonathan Hall, says the company’s decision to increase fares helped drivers initially earn more money, but it also attracted more drivers and reduced the number of trips consumers made.Īll of this, combined with a labor market with historically low unemployment, has added up to drivers on the Uber platform driving for fewer than 10 hours a week according to the company’s data. Thus, there’s much more competition among drivers. How do we make sense of these seemingly contradictory trends?įor one, Uber says its number of drivers has leaped from 160,000 in 2014 to 900,000 currently. In fact, drivers for companies such as Uber and Lyft are typically working fewer hours now and taking home less pay per month, although the work they do has grown to dominate the gig economy. In contrast, selling items through online websites such as eBay and Etsy, which comprised 72 percent of all gig work in 2013, has sunk to just 19 percent.However, among drivers, online income now makes up just 26 percent of total annual earnings, down from nearly 52 percent in 2013. ![]() Overall, both sets of statistics seem to contradict the prevalence and projected growth of the gig economy reported in other industry surveys, some of which we’ve highlighted previously.īut the discrepancies point to the fundamental challenge of quantifying and understanding what’s actually happening in the gig economy, particularly when statistics are dramatically shaped by fast-moving trends.įor example, the JPMorgan Institute found that transportation is increasingly dominating the gig economy, with 56 percent of all gig work now comprised of driving. Bureau of Labor Statistics found in its own study that only 1.6 million workers, or 1.0 percent of employed individuals, perform electronically mediated work, such as short jobs or tasks they find through websites or mobile apps that connect them with customers. To further deflate the gig economy's purported size, the U.S. Gig workers may also be performing gig work mostly as a short-term source of income, perhaps while transitioning between traditional jobs. These figures suggest the gig economy may be smaller than previously estimated, and it may even be shrinking. Additionally, the study found that most Americans who earn income through online platforms do so for only a few months each year. One of JPMorgan Chase’s biggest findings was that pay for gig workers has dropped over the past two years, and those workers are earning a growing share of their income elsewhere. But the figures also reveal why there is so much confusion and misunderstanding about the gig economy and its future. Data from the two studies calls into question the growth and proliferation of the gig economy. Bureau of Labor Statistics have inspired an array of headlines and articles claiming the gig economy may not be the future of the workforce after all. Two recent studies by JPMorgan Chase and the U.S. ![]() |
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