. >>> more and more americans are taking on a second job, or what people sometimes call a side housel 8.6 million people held more than one job. that accounts for 5.3% of the u.s. workforce. it's the highest number of multiple job holders since 2019. >> here to talk about it all, caleb silver, editor in chief of investor pedia. caleb, good to see you. these folks were taking multiple jobs, who are they, what kind of job talking about? >> you got two things going on right now, in a procyclical environment like that with a labor market, strong job availability comes of people probably earning the median income, the median wages in the $70,000-$80,000 range need another job because they can either do it, they have the capacity, or they needed because they need to make ends meet so we know it's getting harder and harder for people to make ends meet as the cost of living rises but you got a strong labor markets of this type of work is available. plus, a lot of work is available for people who want that side housel. >> you mentioned some of the reasons why someone might take on a second job