The sample size includes 500 respondents with a full-time job as a primary source of income and with an income from a job in the gig economy and the other 500 rely only on gig economy jobs as their main source of income.
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Retirement savings among gig economy workers U.S. 2018
This statistic shows the accumulated retirement savings among gig economy workers in the United States in 2018. During the survey, ** percent of gig economy workers whose gig job is their main job reported having no retirement savings, compared to ** percent of respondents who had both a full-time job with a side gig.
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Betterment. (May 17, 2018). Accumulated retirement savings among gig economy workers in the U.S. in 2018, by type [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/919117/gig-economy-accumulated-retirement-savings-among-workers-us/
Betterment. "Accumulated retirement savings among gig economy workers in the U.S. in 2018, by type." Chart. May 17, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/919117/gig-economy-accumulated-retirement-savings-among-workers-us/
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Accumulated retirement savings among gig economy workers in the U.S. in 2018, by type [Graph], Betterment, May 17, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/919117/gig-economy-accumulated-retirement-savings-among-workers-us/