Why Do Middle-Aged and Older Workers Participate in Platform Work? : Focusing on Continuity with Prior Labor Market Experience

Key Points

• This research aims to analyze factors influencing middle-aged and older workers' participation in platform work, with a focus on prior labor market experience.
• Hierarchical logistic regression analysis using data from the Korean Labor Panel Survey (KLIPS) on economically active individuals aged 50 and above.
• Demographic, economic, and prior labor market position factors were incrementally included in the analysis.
• Economic factors did not significantly explain participation in platform work.
• Workers with previous non-wage employment were significantly more likely to participate, alongside those previously in skilled manual, machine operation, or management/professional roles.