Gig Economy

Blog from Sourcie

Use our blog to navigate the how-to’s of the gig economy. The rise of the flexible gig economy labour market has increased in the past decade: let us help you understand the trends. Using insights from the Future of Work Institute as well as many other key gig economy researchers, get the most up-to-date and sought after information.

2020: The Year of Growth For Sourcie

Sean Dougherty

How has Sourcie fared in 2020? See our year in review.

How Many Gig Workers Are Out There, and How Do You Reach Them?

Sean Dougherty

With more than 60 million gig workers in the United States alone, how can you business access the growing gig workforce?

The Future of Work Is Flexible Workers

Sean Doughtery

As the world economy lurched into this “new normal,” many countries struggled to adapt. Finland, however, seemed to be ahead of the curve.

COVID-19 is Shaking up the Gig Economy: How can we move forward?

Appjobs Partnership Team

COVID-19 is shaking up the gig economy: how can we move forward?

Traditional Employment Erodes as Students Move to Gig Economy Jobs

Beth Furness

We take a look at the latest trends in student jobs and where the gig economy is headed based on our findings.

EU Approves Laws to Better Protect Gig-Workers

Beth Furness

The gig economy is growing aggressively in the European Union. Legislators in the EU are having a hard time adjusting to these changes and especially on how to define this kind of work.

Who is the Average Appjobber?

Beth Furness

But who exactly are the people who are browsing our website for jobs and what are they interested in? Let’s take a look at some valuable data that can paint a clearer picture of the gig-worker persona.

Why are Gig Workers Turning to Digital Banks?

Beth Furness

Gig workers cherish their freedom, and most of them would rather not commit to a 9 to 5 desk job. The gig economy is technologically dependent, therefore it is important that banks keep up.

Gig Economy Trends to Look Out for in 2019

Beth Furness

Take a look at some of the trends we think are important to note in 2019.

The Sharing Economy Model

Beth Furness

With all these new terms such as the gig economy, the on-demand economy, the freelance economy, the sharing economy and many more to describe the new way of doing business, how can we understand these terms?

Gig work: second class work or first class choice?

Beth Furness

50.9% of the U.S. population will most probably be freelancing in 10 years time, according to Forbes, and the growth of the freelance workforce is 3x faster than the traditional workforce. What does this tell us?

Gig Work Needs a New Kind of Regulation

Beth Furness

We are at the point where we need to establish new ways to regulate the gig economy in a fair and all-encompassing way.

Gig Economy 101

Appjobs Team

You probably heard all about the gig-economy, sharing economy and so on… But who wants to talk about the economy all the time?

What Is Appjobs?

Appjobs Team

AppJobs.com is the world’s largest community of gig-workers. It is the site to turn to for reviews and detailed descriptions of the various available app-based jobs around the globe.

Growing your business with the gig economy

Beth Furness

The gig-economy. Those words have caused many a debate, especially over the last decade. With its ever-increasing popularity and boundless opportunities, how can we use it ...

Where should you source gig workers?

Beth Furness

As more companies follow in the footsteps of Uber and Airbnb, and the percentage of millennial freelancers rises to 46%, a certain question emerges: How do you find workers for the gig economy?

6 tips to recruit in the Gig Economy!

Appjobs Parntership Team

With the gig economy on the rise, more companies are looking to hire gig workers for their business. Gig jobs offer a completely different approach from the typical 9-to-5 jobs to making money. What this means is...

The gig economy in numbers

Beth Furness

In today's blog post we dive into some of the numbers that characterize the gig and freelance ecosystem. The Freelancers Union and UpWork have teamed up to present a report on the independent workforce...

The on-demand economy model

Beth Furness

Maybe you've heard the term gig economy or sharing economy? Or on-demand economy, access economy, peer to peer economy… Do you also feel a bit lost with all these terms? What are the differences?

The Gig Economy is the future

Beth Furness

The CEO of Appjobs gives us his insight into the gig economy and how it will affect all areas of the economy. To say that the concept of work is changing is an underestimation in 2019. There are two main reasons.