Focus on multiple job holding
Summer unlocked: Article #3
More unlocking today, of 3 of my previous articles related to multiple job holding for people with an employed (not self-employed) position in the arts and culture. These articles are now available to all readers.
The articles are:
Multiple job holding is much more common in the arts, culture, and heritage than elsewhere
In every province, employees in the arts, culture, and sports are much more likely to have multiple jobs than other workers
Long-term trends in multiple job holding in each province
Clickable links are below, within the article previews.
Key findings
What did my number crunching reveal about multiple job holding in the arts and culture? Among other things (i.e., follow the links below for much more information!), this:
One in every ten employees in the arts and culture have multiple jobs, which is close to double the rate among all Canadian employees.
There are significant differences in the multiple job holding rates between broad groupings of arts and culture occupations. Technical workers are less likely than professional or other workers to have multiple jobs.
Women are more likely than men to hold multiple jobs.
Multiple job holding in the arts and culture has steadily increased since the pandemic.
In every province, employees in the arts, culture, and sports are much more likely to have multiple jobs than other workers. (Because of concerns over data reliability at the provincial level, I chose to analyze a broader category in the provincial analysis, one that includes a small-ish number of workers in sports.)
In the provinces, the proportion of employed workers in the arts, culture, and sports having multiple jobs varies between 10% and 13%. In comparison, the proportion of all employed workers having multiple jobs varies between 4% and 7%.
Multiple job holding in the arts, culture, and sports tends to be more common in the smaller provinces.
My very lengthy article on long term trends in each province highlights the changes in multiple job holding since 1989. There is not really one key takeaway from this article, other than that the rate of multiple job holding has not followed a consistent pattern in the provinces.
Article previews and links
Multiple job holding in the arts and culture has steadily increased since the pandemic
Today’s post is an update about multiple job holding among employed workers in the arts and culture. As I noted last year, if driven by need rather than personal choice, multiple job holding can be an aspect of the precarity of workers in the arts and culture.
In every province, employees in the arts, culture, and sports are much more likely to have multiple jobs than other workers
Last week, I examined the nationwide data on multiple job holding in the arts, culture, and heritage. This week, I analyze available and reliable data for the provinces. I have had to include some sports occupations in the provincial analysis, because of the limited data reliability of the more specific data for only those employees in the arts, culture…
Long-term trends in multiple job holding in each province
Two weeks ago, I examined Canadian data on multiple job holding in culture, showing that multiple job holding is much more common in the arts, culture, and heritage than elsewhere. Last week, I analyzed reliable provincial data for employees in the arts, culture, and sports