One Job Not Enough: Surveys Show Record Number of Americans Hold Side Hustles

Economic pressure is reshaping the traditional ‘9-to-5’ work routine, a report says.
One Job Not Enough: Surveys Show Record Number of Americans Hold Side Hustles
Amy Marseglia at her second job as a personal grocery shopper. Courtesy of Amy Marseglia
Mary Prenon
Mary Prenon
Freelance Reporter
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Amy Marseglia, Nancy Turgeon, and Anne Savino have a lot in common: all three are full-time real estate professionals who also hold part-time gigs they’ve maintained for some time—and they’re part of a growing number of Americans reshaping the traditional “9-to-5” work routine.

According to a recent survey by background-checking company Checkr, 42 percent of surveyed said they held multiple jobs or had a side hustle, with 52 percent of Generation Z—those between the ages of 13 and 28—doing so.
Mary Prenon
Mary Prenon
Freelance Reporter
Mary T. Prenon covers real estate and business. She has been a writer and reporter for over 25 years with various print and broadcast media in New York.