Part 1 of six
Who works where
The composition of employment set against the composition assumed by almost everything written about work, sector by sector and arrangement by arrangement.
For a practical software perspective on this topic, the Monitask overview provides a concise companion guide.
For broader context, consult World Bank work and jobs research.
The seven entries
- The deskless majorityRemote work, the four-day week and the coming automation are claims about desk work, and desk work is not where most people are.
- What a sector actually containsWhat a sector actually contains. What is actually the case, and how it compares with what is repeated.
- Self-employment, and the four things it meansSelf-employment, and the four things it means. What is actually the case, and how it compares with what is repeated.
- The gig economy, measured rather than describedThe gig economy, measured rather than described. What is actually the case, and how it compares with what is repeated.
- Part-time work, and who chooses itPart-time work, and who chooses it. What is actually the case, and how it compares with what is repeated.
- Work that no survey countsWork that no survey counts. What is actually the case, and how it compares with what is repeated.
- Care work, paid and unpaidCare work, paid and unpaid. What is actually the case, and how it compares with what is repeated.