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Demand for gig workers increased by 10 times in 2022, says report

Around 49 per cent of gig workers on the company's platform are under the age of 25

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Gig work has also increased in tier 2 and tier 3 regions

Aryaman Gupta New Delhi
Demand for gig workers increased ten-fold while the participation of gig workers rose by three times in calendar year 2022 compared to the previous year, said a recent report by Taskmo, a gig work platform.
 
In addition, youth participation in the gig economy has increased eight times bet­ween 2019-2022, said the re­port. As many as 49 per cent of gig workers on the platform are under the age of 25.
 
“As the concept of the gig is finding wide acceptance, there is a surge in participation of youth, who are preferring to take up gig job roles,” said Prashant Janadri,