The Online Labour Index (OLI), a pioneering effort to track the dynamics of the online global freelance labour market, offered valuable insights from 2016 to 2024. By capturing real-time data on job postings and worker profiles across various platforms, the OLI became a crucial resource for researchers studying the gig economy. However, data collection ceased…
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There has been a lot of discussion about how large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT are changing the world of work. Data on online labour demand offers a glimpse into how AI tools like ChatGPT are changing the demand for different types of online jobs. This blog post provides a nuanced analysis for the…
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By Susanne Klausing and Fabian Stephany In 2021, we released the Online Labour Index 2020 (OLI 2020) which allows for new forms of analyses regarding the development of online platform work. In this blog post, we would like to offer some insights into how these features can be used based on the example of descriptive…
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Development in digital communication technologies has made transacting work remotely easier and more economical. Online labour platforms, also known as online outsourcing, crowd-work, or online gig platforms, are at the forefront of this transition. They allow workers to serve multiple clients at varying hours remotely from their homes or co-working spaces instead of working full-time…
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