Chart: Independent estimates suggest that the online platform economy is still a very small employer: Percent of total employment

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	Platform share of employment
Katz and Krueger	0.5%
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Institute	0.5%
Economic Policy Institute	1.1%

Katz and Krueger (2016): "workers who provide services through online intermediaries, such as Uber or Task Rabbit" as a share of "all workers."

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Institute (2016): "Percent of adults participating in the Online Platform Economy in each month"

Sources: Katz and Krueger (2016), JPMorgan Chase & Co. Institute (2016), and Economic Policy Institute analysis.

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