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The rise of 'income stacking': Why Gen Z is juggling multiple jobs

Cnbc · · 648 words · By Stephanie Dhue
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13 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Timeka Gomillion is working two jobs — as an usher at an event space, and a receptionist at the student center — while finishing her computer engineering studies at the University of the District of Columbia.”
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The provided evidence contains general information about computer engineering and Washington DC, but no specific information regarding a person named Timeka Gomillion or her employment and education status.
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web search NEUTRAL — About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features.
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web search NEUTRAL — Washington, DC is situated in the mouth of the Potomac River, in the District of Columbia. The city is unique because it was specially designed as the capital of the USA.
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web search NEUTRAL — Biography. Tarek Abdelrahman is a professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto. He received his PhD degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Mic…
https://www.ece.utoronto.ca/people/abdelrahman-t-s/
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“The 35-year-old said she's juggling multiple jobs out of financial necessity”
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The search results mention various people who are 35 years old (e.g., Porfirio Diaz, a fictional character Linda), but there is no evidence regarding the age or financial situation of Timeka Gomillion.
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web search NEUTRAL — Вставьте вместо каждого пропуска, обозначенного буквами А – Е, нужную грамматическую форму, выбрав её из трёх предложенных вариантов (1, 2 или 3). Linda is thirty-five years old now. But she A _ never…
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web search NEUTRAL — 4. It can dance too. Оно тоже умеет танцевать. 5. He is 35 years old. Ему 35 лет. 6. The boy didn't do his homework yesterday. Мальчик не сделал домашнее задание вчера.
https://gdz.top/3-klass/english/bykova-spotlight-sbornik-upr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Felix Diaz Biography of Porfirio Diaz, Ruler of Mexico for 35 Years.
https://www.thoughtco.com/biography-of-porfirio-diaz-2136494
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“After dropping during the coronavirus pandemic, the share of people working more than one job has increased over the past few years, government data shows.”
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While the evidence discusses the general impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on work and lockdowns, it does not provide specific government data trends regarding the share of people working multiple jobs decreasing during the pandemic and increasing since.
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web search NEUTRAL — During the COVID-19 pandemic, as with other pandemics, the meaning of this term has been challenged.[17].Multiple measures are used to quantify mortality.[71] Official death counts typically include p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic
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web search NEUTRAL — More than seven months have passed since the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a pandemic. Hundreds of millions of people have lived through lockdowns. Many have made the abrupt shift to wor…
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20201023-coronavirus-ho…
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web search NEUTRAL — The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the world.Our COVID-19 Data Explorer became a go-to source for people to understand the extent and spread of the disease. On this page, you will find…
https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus
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“In April, nearly 8.4 million U.S. adults, or about 5.2% of the workforce, were working multiple jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.”
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One web search result mentions that 'a record 8.9 million Americans are working multiple jobs' based on BLS data, which is close to but differs from the claim's 8.4 million in April. There is no specific source confirming the 8.4 million/5.2% figure for April.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is a unit of the United States Department of Labor. It is the principal fact-finding agency for the U.S. government in the broad field of labor economics and stati…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This has lists of U.S. states, territories, and Washington, D.C. by income. Data is from various sources, such as the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the yearly American Community Survey (ACS). Data is…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — US economic performance has consistently varied by the political party of the US President. According to many economic metrics (including job creation, GDP growth, stock market returns, personal incom…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._economic_performance_by_p…
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“Andrew Garin, assistant professor of economics at Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College.”
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Three independent web sources (CMU Heinz College official page, Equitable Growth, and VoxDev) all explicitly state that Andrew Garin is an assistant professor of economics at Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Democratic lieutenant …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list of New York University alumni includes notable graduates and non-graduate former students of New York University.
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web search NEUTRAL — Andrew Garin. Assistant Professor of Economics.Before coming to Carnegie Mellon, Dr. Garin was an assistant professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a postdoctoral fellow at the…
https://www.heinz.cmu.edu/faculty-research/profiles/garin-an…
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“At age 19, Aidan Hoo is working three gigs as an audiovisual and broadcast technician while working toward a degree in computer science.”
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The evidence provided for this claim only discusses the meaning and popularity of the name 'Aidan' and does not mention Aidan Hoo's age, jobs, or degree.
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web search NEUTRAL — Aidan (or any reasonable variant) as a girl's name does not appear in the top one thousand names for girls from the same database, although it has occasionally been used for girls.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aidan
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 11, 2025 · Learn about the name Aidan including the meaning, gender, origin, popularity and more.
https://momlovesbest.com/aidan-name-meaning
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago · The name Aidan is primarily a male name of Irish origin that means Little Fire. Aidan was originally a diminutive form of the Irish name Aodh, the name of an old Celtic god the sun.
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“Hoo, a student at Northern Virginia Community College.”
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Two independent sources (a LinkedIn profile and a news article about DC-area students) confirm that Aidan Hoo is a student at Northern Virginia Community College.
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web search NEUTRAL — For Aidan Hoo, a student from Alexandria, Virginia, beginning at Northern Virginia Community College was a strategic decision.Hoo said more students are beginning to see community college not just as …
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/rising-costs-push-dc-are…
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web search NEUTRAL — And then the Northern Virginia Community College wised up and invited my mother—[laughter]—who gave the graduation speech here. And as I explained to the President, they're now working their way down …
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web search NEUTRAL — Northern Virginia Community College. Associate of Science in Computer Science Sophomore. 2024 - 2026.1 other named Aidan Hoo is on LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aidanhoo
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“In a 2025 survey from Fiverr, 64% of Gen Z respondents in the U.S. said having multiple ways to earn money is essential for financial security.”
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A Benzinga article reports a Fiverr survey stating that 'about two-thirds' (which is approx 66.6%, close to 64%) of Gen Z respondents say multiple income streams are necessary for financial security. While the exact percentage 64% isn't explicitly written in the snippet, the 'two-thirds' phrasing corroborates the general finding of the survey.
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web search NEUTRAL — A Fiverr survey found that 46% of Gen Z respondents worry they will not make enough to live comfortably, with about two-thirds saying multiple income streams are necessary for financial security.
https://www.benzinga.com/markets/economic-data/26/02/5063415…
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web search NEUTRAL — A recent survey from online talent platform Fiverr found that 70% of Gen Zers are actively freelancing or plan to in the future. This is a huge figure that shows how important independent work, flexib…
https://www.aol.com/see-why-70-gen-zers-110024932.html
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web search NEUTRAL — In the survey, Gen Z 22-24-year-olds report being more stressed out about their financial situation than Millennials who were 22-24-year-olds ten years ago. Asked how confident or stressed out they fe…
https://thehill.com/business/personal-finance/4659533-gen-z-…
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“More than half, 55%, said they believe traditional employment will become obsolete”
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No evidence was found in the search results to support or refute the claim that 55% of Gen Z believe traditional employment will become obsolete.
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“39% reported that they are already freelancing or plan to do so to create an additional revenue stream.”
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No evidence was found in the search results to support or refute the claim that 39% of Gen Z are freelancing or plan to do so.
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“The online freelance marketplace polled 5,001 Gen Z and 2,000 Gen Alpha people in the United States.”
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“Paul Wolfe, a former chief human resources officer and author of "Human Beings First."”
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“Hoo said he secured a scholarship that will culminate in a full-time job at the Defense Department upon graduation.”
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