How to Use gig economy in a Sentence

gig economy

noun
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  • Their concerns about the structure of the gig economy and the encroachment of AI on their jobs were shared by others in the room.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Plus, a look at the latest debt ceiling timeline and how to do your taxes in the gig economy.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The gig economy is booming and the concept of starting a side hustle lures many.
    — Melissa Houston, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Driven by wage slowdowns in their day jobs, other members of Gen Z have turned to the gig economy to make ends meet.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2024
  • And many of those who've joined the movement are earning income from their backyard treehouse homes in the sky as part of the gig economy's short-term rental boom.
    — Cari Shane, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The book is, in other words, a tale of drift in the gig economy—but one you get coaxed into reading by the novelty of its conceit.
    — Peter C. Baker, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2023
  • This greater psychological burden has been heightened in the past decade with the rise of the gig economy.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2023
  • The legal tussle serves as a stark reminder of the broader challenges facing the gig economy.
    — David Astoria, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Shift work is here to stay, and many workers embrace the flexibility of the gig economy.
    — Allison Arzeno, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • So, rows of shops with the shutters down, no satisfactory work, the gig economy.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 28 May 2023
  • Despite the heavy rain, the group is here to direct their anger at the politicians, who are inside, deciding the future of Europe’s gig economy.
    — WIRED, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Writers’ strike: Has the gig economy come for Hollywood?
    — Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 May 2023
  • That might leave many workers turning to the gig economy to uphold and fuel their dreams for a flexible future.
    — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The film finds Trevon in Palm Springs, doing the gig economy hustle but also trying to forge domestic bliss with his fiancée, Jade.
    — Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Up-to-the-minute references range from the war in Ukraine and the indignities of the gig economy to the misogynistic influencer Andrew Tate.
    — The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Convert your passion into money A tool to help support the creator economy and the gig economy, Festi is an easy, fast and free way to earn money.
    — Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Today, the two unions seem more in sync and share many of the same concerns about their members being left behind by the streaming revolution and the shift to what some have described as a gig economy.
    — Anousha Sakoui, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023
  • Kristof is the editor of SideHusl.com, an independent website on the gig economy.
    — Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2023
  • This decision highlights the back-and-forth struggle for the soul of the gig economy in California—and possibly throughout the United States.
    — David Astoria, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Even though this is largely a gig economy, there are jobs that are available year-round, with extensive supports from our union partners in Ontario.
    — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Since then, gig economy companies have faced scrutiny beyond the fight for Prop 22.
    — Mitchell Clark, The Verge, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The burden on taxpayers who own a business or work in a gig economy is even greater, according to Treasury officials.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 16 May 2023
  • The gig economy, a realm once celebrated for its convenience and dynamism, is standing at a crossroads.
    — David Astoria, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2023
  • While on the picket lines, her top priorities were fair wages, AI protections and shifting from a gig economy to a sustainable career.
    — Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Several states are focusing on drivers in the gig economy, though not always to their benefit.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Bitter fights between labor advocates and the companies have erupted across the country over whether drivers should be considered part of the gig economy at all.
    — Kellen Browning, New York Times, 27 May 2023
  • There’s no love lost for the gig economy as a whole, which seems to exist solely to humiliate folks already below a rock-bottom financial status.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Moreover, the trade association pushed back against WGA language that compares writers to freelancers in a gig economy.
    — Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 May 2023
  • Employees can also now rely on more wage options from the gig economy, and are more willing to make sacrifices to leave a challenging job than ever before.
    — Susan Lamotte, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
  • The episode ends up being about much more than OnlyFans: sexuality, the pandemic, boundaries, the gig economy.
    — Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2023

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