# The rise of the side hustle

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Podcast: [Marketplace Morning Report](https://stenobird.com/podcast/marketplace-morning-report-479901)
Published: 2026-05-05T11:40:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.marketplace.org/episode/2026/05/05/the-rise-of-the-side-hustle
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## Resource

Roughly one in every 20 U.S. workers is holding down multiple jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That's fallen a fraction of a percent since last fall, when we saw the highest rate since 1999 — around the moment just before the dot-com bubble burst, when there were fears about what increasing automation meant for job-holders. Sound familiar? Then, we'll unpack a recent water-saving plan to address the ongoing water crisis in the Colorado River Basin.

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