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Title: Will Work For No Benefits: The Challenges Of Being In The New Contract Workforce Author: Yuki Nocuchi Source: NPR Date: Jan 23, 2018

*Summary:* *A new **NPR/Marist poll https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmaristpoll.marist.edu%2Fnprmarist-poll-results-january-2018-picture-of-work&data=02%7C01%7Csagauro%40smlr.rutgers.edu%7Cfcf2a08d902d4bbb8b6908d56268cdb1%7Cb92d2b234d35447093ff69aca6632ffe%7C1%7C0%7C636523124627814725&sdata=5XC9VNiiWyiTAoGD%2BnzziMn2cxh3vLlj1w0uXVf6JhM%3D&reserved=0** finds that 1 in 5 jobs in America is held by a worker under contract. Within a decade, contractors and freelancers could make up half of the American workforce. In a weeklong series, NPR explores many aspects of this change.*

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