The following is a list of gig economy companies. The list includes only companies that have been noted by sources as being former or current gig economy companies.
Background
The Congressional Research Service defines the "gig economy" as: "the collection of markets that match providers to consumers on a gig (or job) basis in support of on-demand commerce. In the basic model, gig workers enter into formal agreements with on-demand companies to provide services to company's clients. Prospective clients request services through an Internet-based technological platform or smartphone application that allows them to search for providers or to specify jobs. Providers (gig workers) engaged by the on-demand company provide the requested service and are compensated for the jobs.[1][2]"
In 2019, Queensland University of Technology published a report stating 7% of Australians participate in the gig economy.[3] 10% of the American workforce participated in the gig economy in 2018.[4] According to a 2019 Bank of Canada report, 18% of Canadians worked in the gig economy for non-recreational reasons.[5]
List of gig economy companies
Accommodation
Caregiving
Delivery
Grocery
Food
Grocery
Food
Education
Knowledge Work (Freelancing platforms)
See also
- Business model
- Peer-to-peer
- Sharing economy
- Temporary work
- Crowdsourcing
- List of multi-level marketing companies
Further reading
References
- Sarah A. Donovan, David H. Bradley, Jon O. Shimabbukuro. What Does the Gig Economy Mean for Workers? Congressional Research Service, 2016-02-05, retrieved 2019-09-23^
- Arne L. Kalleberg, Michael Dunn. Good Jobs, Bad Jobs in the Gig Economy Perspectives on Work, 2016, retrieved 2019-09-23^
- Rachel Carey. The so-called 'gig economy' changing the Australian workforce