gig economy

From gig (“temporary job”).

gig economy (plural gig economies)

1. An economy in which people work in a transient, contract or self-employed capacity, as opposed to being full-time employees of a company.
   • 2018 June 17, Robert J. Samuelson, “Is the gig economy a myth?”, in The Washington Post‎:

     But suddenly, the debate has imploded; the gig economy may be a myth. A new survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that, in 2017, the share of workers in “alternative employment arrangements” (gig jobs and other) was 10.1 percent of total employment, almost exactly what it was in 2005 (10.7 percent) and 1995 (9.9 percent).