The percentage of the workforce holding multiple jobs has been rising since 2020, reaching an all-time high last fall.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Caroline Castrillon covers career, entrepreneurship and women at work. This phenomenon, called "polyworking," represents more than ...

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About one in 20 workers has multiple jobs, a rate not seen since the waning days of the dot-com boom.

The traditional 9-to-5 job is becoming a thing of the past in today’s fast-paced world. More and more people are juggling multiple jobs to make ends meet, pursue their passions, or simply stay afloat ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A record number of American families are working multiple jobs to make ends meet, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. According to that data, 8.9 million people are ...

Battling inflation. Insulating against possible layoffs. Monetizing a hobby. Just trying to get ahead. For these and other reasons, more Americans are working multiple jobs these days. That means ...