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Quiz: Freelance Nation

October 11, 2019

How many gig workers are there and what kinds of jobs are they doing? Test your knowledge about a trend that’s reshaping the American workforce.

What portion of U.S. employees are gig workers?*
- One fifth
- One quarter
- One third
- It’s unknown
A report by the IRS found that between 2013 and 2016, the number of people with alternative work arrangements increased. The report attributed this increase to:*
- Automation of clerical work
- Online labor platforms like TaskRabbit and Uber
- Stay-at-home parents returning to the workforce part-time
- Tech companies hiring freelance programmers
Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that what portion of U.S. workers say their main source of work comes from outside a traditional job?*
- About 10 percent
- About 20 percent
- About 30 percent
- About 40 percent
A 2000 study by the U.S. Department of Labor found that which industry had the highest rate of misclassifying employees as independent contractors?*
- Janitorial services
- Trucking
- Construction
- Home health care
People without a high school diploma are significantly more likely than people with a bachelor’s degree to be part of the gig economy.*
- True
- False
A survey by the Freelancers Union and UpWork found that full-time freelancers are more politically active than full-time non-freelancers.*
- True
- False
The same survey found that a majority of independent contractors are freelancing by choice rather than out of necessity.*
- True
- False
One worker for online courier service Postmates told the New York Times that when he fell and broke both arms while making a delivery by bicycle, the company sent him:*
- A credit to cover his medical expenses
- An application for accident insurance
- A get-well-soon card
- A bill for repairing the bike
Which city was the first in the nation to set a minimum wage for ride-hail drivers and require that freelancers be paid within 30 days of completing work?*
- New York
- San Francisco
- Seattle
- Chicago
California passed a law in 2019 that reclassifies many gig workers as employees with several exemptions, including:*
- Doctors
- Commercial fishermen
- Freelance journalists
- All of the above

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