🦅 [ perspective ix ]

​​💰Gig Economy Workers Are Earning Half What They Did Five Years Ago More people are working for ride-sharing and delivery companies but on average they’re making less. On average, drivers who transport people (#Uber or #Lyft) or things (#UberEats or #Postmates) through an app made 53 percent less in 2017 than they did in 2013, according to a new study by the JPMorgan Chase Institute. The average monthly payments to those who worked for a transportation app in a given month declined to $783 from $1,469. Meanwhile, people working for leasing apps — #Airbnb, Turo, Parklee and other apps that let you rent assets like your home, car or parking space — saw their incomes from those platforms rise 69 percent to $1,736 on average. This is happening as online gig work has become more popular, thanks in large part to the growth in the number transportation jobs. 🚀@PerspectiveIX via Recode.