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Side hustles, side gigs, moonlighting, whatever you call it, a lot of people are doing it.

From Marketplace, I'm

Sabrina Beneshore. About 8.5 million people in the U.S. hold down more than one job,

basically one in 20 workers, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is just a smidge

lower than last fall when the percentage of people running multiple gigs hit the highest

level since 1999.

Marketplaces Kaylee Wells has more.

Back in 1999, we were living in the moment before the dot-com bubble burst.

Economist Nicole Smith with Georgetown University says,

We're spending a lot more time talking about the fact that we have increased levels of automation, what that means

for job holders. Sound familiar? Today, it's all about AI replacing entry-level jobs and forcing

young people to piece together side hustles. A lot of people are combining their primary job with

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