Bloomberg Law
Oct. 5, 2022, 11:00 AM

One in Eight US Workers Actively Seeking Seasonal Work: Chart

Alex Tanzi
Alex Tanzi
Bloomberg News

One in eight US adults is actively looking for seasonal work to help deal with soaring costs and to increase their income ahead of the holiday season, according to Indeed Flex. The online marketplace for flexible and temporary workers found that 26% of those planning to take a seasonal job this winter are doing so to bolster their income, while 18% say they want to earn extra money to buy holiday gifts. Overall 4.9% of those employed in the US hold at least two jobs and more than 700,000 have joined the ranks of multiple job holders in the ...