Experts agree the “gig economy†is a rapidly growing part of the U.S. labor force, but solid numbers are hard to come by. One estimate said workers in the sector grew ten-fold in a four-year period. while customers grew 47 times. (Photo by Mark Warner/Creative Commons)
The ride-sharing service Uber is probably the best-known of the “gig†or “sharing economy†businesses that use web applications to link consumers to providers who typically work as independent contractors to the web service. (Photo by Melies The Bunny/Creative Commons)
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