Fed Economists Reveal Who’s Really Working Two Jobs Now—It’s Not Who You’d Expect

Investopedia Markets News (all except PF) · Sep 11, 2026

The share of workers with two jobs is back to pre-pandemic levels.Credit: Abraham Gonzalez Fernandez / Getty ImagesKEY TAKEAWAYSThe percentage of workers with multiple jobs has returned to pre-pandemic levels, but remains below its 1990s peak.Self-employed and middle-income workers are leading the growth.Side jobs and gig work are increasingly common but often go uncounted in federal data.Americans are moonlighting at pre-pandemic levels again, but those with more than one job are not who they used to be.About 5.5% of workers had more than one job in July, a Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond…