As the aftereffects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to reshape the workforce landscape, a report from Team NEO researchers who examined the demographic trends within the “gig economy” shows it ...

Joshua Wood remembers days during the COVID-19 lockdown when New York City’s streets were practically empty, save for workers like him. That experience convinced the 25-year-old Brooklynite — who ...

According to Statista, in 2023, around 73 million people in the U.S. were gig workers—also known as independent contractors and freelancers, often working for non-employer businesses that rely on ...

The modern workforce is rapidly evolving, and with it, so is the way people plan for retirement. The days of working 9-to-5 in a full-time job with employer-sponsored benefits are becoming less common ...

We can’t let gig-worker protections remain dependent on each new administration’s priorities. We need to experiment with new approaches, from passing strong state classification laws to scaling ...

Fletcher Medler, a student at Berklee College of Music, is enrolled in “The General Business Gig,” a course dedicated to teaching musicians how to survive in the gig economy. Medler had played a few ...