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Characteristic and description | Sole or main job | Second job of multiple jobholders |
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Number | Percent of total employed |
Number | Percent of total multiple jobholders |
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Contingent status |
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Contingent means that workers do not have an implicit or explicit contract for ongoing employment. For wage and salary workers, these workers report that their jobs are temporary or not expected to last. If the worker does not expect to continue in their job for personal reasons such as retirement or returning to school, the job is not considered contingent.
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6,899 | 4.3 | 1,076 | 12.8 | |
Alternative work arrangements |
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Independent contractors |
11,904 | 7.4 | 1,916 | 22.8 | |
On-call workers |
2,771 | 1.7 | 348 | 4.2 | |
Temporary help agency workers |
945 | 0.6 | 118 | 1.4 | |
Workers provided by contract firms |
862 | 0.5 | 26 | 0.3 | |
NOTE: Contingent status and alternative employment arrangements are measured separately. A person's job can be both contingent and an alternative arrangement, but that is not necessarily the case. There are a small number of workers who were both "on call" and "provided by contract firms." |