The number of people working MULTIPLE jobs in the US hit a near-record of 8.4 MILLION in May 2024. Why?

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by TyreeThaGod

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  1. If you are questioning the absolute number, it is primarily a mundane product of us population growth.

    On a % basis it is below late 90s levels so the recent uptick has been mean reversion post covid.

  2. Because your first job doesn’t pay enough and/or doesn’t provide enough hours to survive on one job.

  3. All I hear in this group is that the economy is doing “fine” . Impossible to believe

  4. How do those people working two highly paid work from home jobs fit in?

  5. I want to check their criteria. I might qualify as having two jobs as I report tax income from two employers. But one is a seasonal side hustle and the other is 95% of my income.

  6. 3% wage increase for 20$/hr lower class hits different than 3% wage increase for 50$/hr middle class income earners because the price of cereal doubled from 3$ to 6$.

  7. People figured out that you can have multiple, full time, WFH jobs. I have about a dozen friends doing this, and they all make $300k+. It’s all about how you manage your time.

    Don’t allow yourself to get f’ed over by businesses.

  8. Why? Have you seen the economy? Have you seen the prices of things?

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