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hen our ancestors dreamed of the future, complete with flying cars and robot maids, did they also imagine a shift from traditional employment?E
ither way, alternative forms of employment are booming, even as workers’ primary jobs. And it’s creating big challenges for HR
teams.The rise of g
ig workUnderstanding the current scope of gig work is…tricky. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates around 14.5% of the US workforce had contingent or alternative employment as their primary job in 2023, while 5.5% held multiple jobs. But economists and former Labor Department (DOL) officials have criticized BLS data for not accurately capturing the