Gig workers are changing the economy (CNN)

Workers using platforms such as Uber and DoorDash are bringing changes to the US economy, but government data on such workers is far from complete, CNN reported. “People who have access to the gig economy borrow less money than people who don’t. You can think of it as an alternative to debt for some people — as a way to get through volatile times,” Louis Hyman, a professor of labor and business at Cornell University, told CNN. “Society needs to account for these different kinds of experiences.”