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The US Gig Economy Is Holding Steady, Not Booming

I’m Cécile Daurat, an economics editor in the US. Today we’re looking at the gig economy. Send us feedback and tips to ecodaily@bloomberg.net or get in touch on X via @economics. And if you aren’t yet signed up to receive this newsletter, you can do so here.

For all the talk about influencers and a gig economy boom turbocharged by the Covid pandemic, the numbers don’t seem to add up.