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Get Workers connects general contractors with local hourly construction professionals who can be hired for same day shifts or up to 30 days in advance. Currently, there are more than 250,000 workers available for hire across the U.S.

Mr. G sits down with a Get Gigs worker, John S., and GigSmart’s COO, Mitch Catino, to discuss how GigSmart is helping people on their paths to permanent employment.

The US labor market is experiencing something it has never experienced before. As we start a new year, however, we can pinpoint the specific trends that drove the labor market at the end of 2020, and that in turn can help us predict how the market might look in 2021.

The number of gig workers in America has been growing in recent years, but the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated that trend. Before the pandemic, around 41 million Americans were already classified as gig workers (defined as independent contractors or other non-traditional form of employment).

The gig economy is actually getting a boost amid the financial uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic. Since March, GigSmart saw a 460% increase in hourly gig postings even as some companies were forced to lay off workers, the mobile staffing app reported in November. An increase in contingent work will play a role in shaping people strategy […]

During the initial months of the coronavirus pandemic, 22 million American workers lost their jobs — and many have yet to get them back, CNBC reported. As of December, it was estimated that about 1 in 3 full-time workers has been out of work for six months or longer.