Hacker Noon September 4, 2021
As the COVID-19 pandemic drove unemployment to levels unseen since the Great Depression, one sector of the economy rose to unprecedented heights. In 2020, the gig economy grew 33%, a rate 8.25 times faster than the US economy as a whole. 2 million Americans tried gig work for the first time, likely to make ends meet after losing traditional employment. Predictions say that almost half the US population will have engaged in gig work by 2027.
Some gig jobs flourished directly as a result of the pandemic. This was the case for delivery servers, a category that includes Uber, DoorDash, and Instacart. As one of the fastest-growing gig verticals, delivery service is expected to reach a total value of $200...
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