New data shows the number of gig workers in Ohio increased by 220% in just the past two years, and the pandemic could be one of the reasons.
New data shows the number of gig workers in Ohio increased by 220% in just the past two years.News 5 anchor Mike Brookbank caught up with a North Olmsted woman who is taking advantage of just a handful of apps to pull in some serious cash, all while having the flexibility she needs for demands at home.
"We show that Ohio is a top half of the country in terms of places where gig workers are exploding,” said Tyler Ashby with Agents Only. “Poplin is a nationwide laundry service kind of like Uber for laundry. I have 31 regular customers a month, and last month I did 72 orders," said Mills.Mills said she experienced some bumps in the road with some of her side hustles when she first started.Ashby said workers like Mills now make up nearly 3% of the workforce in Ohio.According to Ashby, the pandemic, technology, and flexibility are the top drivers of this trend."I need to act as my own business.
"All your tax information, all your mileage, all your gas, you put in all your receipts, and it does it for you at the end of the year, you get your little W2s from all your places, put it in the Stride app and it will figure it out for you," said Mills.
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