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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Business
Gene Marks

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Polyworking why do so many millennials have more than one job | History Defined

A worker prepares a coffee
A worker prepares a drink at a cafe in New York City in January. Photograph: Kena Betancur/AFP/Getty Images

Americans are barely staying ahead of inflation. So how are they dealing with this issue? By working more.

That’s one of the biggest takeaways from a new study by Academized, an outsourcing platform that connects writers and students. According to the report, more than half of millennials – who make up the largest percentage of workers in this country – are working more than one job to make extra money. What’s even more eye-raising is that nearly a quarter (24%) of those workers have three jobs and a third (33%) have four or more income-earning opportunities outside their full-time work.

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