Coupled with other factors, such as changing population demographics and financial concerns, digital services helped to create what the gig economy is today.
Following the turmoil of the Great Depression in the 1930s, gig work dissipated as people sought the stability of full-time positions. But the emergence of the internet changed this trend. Coupled with other factors, such as changing population demographics and financial concerns, digital services helped to create what the gig economy is today.