The larger labor force had a significant portion of independent workers long before phone-app disruptors became household names. (Photo: Shutterstock)
America's labor force is unequivocally shifting to more of the gig economy.
Or at least that's what could be reasonably inferred from the emergence of gig platforms such as Uber, Lyft, and TaskRabbit, and the countless headlines in the trade and mainstream media that suggest as much.
But the reality is that the larger labor force had a significant portion of independent workers long before phone-app disruptors became household names, says Alison Shelton, a senior officer on the retirement savings team at Pew Charitable Trusts.
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Nick Thornton
Nick Thornton is a financial writer covering retirement and health care issues for BenefitsPRO and ALM Media. He greatly enjoys learning from the vast minds in the legal, academic, advisory and money management communities when covering the retirement space. He's also written on international marketing trends, financial institution risk management, defense and energy issues, the restaurant industry in New York City, surfing, cigars, rum, travel, and fishing. When not writing, he's pushing into some land or water.
