Exploring the complexities of nonstandard employment: the 2022–23 California Work and Health Survey

This article discusses the California Work and Health Survey (CWHS), a longitudinal survey developed by the California Labor Laboratory and conducted between November 2022 and May 2023. The CWHS provides information on traditional and nonstandard work arrangements among the California workforce and the effects different arrangements have on working conditions. The survey also includes questions about respondents’ economic status and their physical and mental health outcomes, allowing survey users to assess the effects of various work arrangements on the overall health and well-being of California workers. The U.S. labor market has changed substantially over the past several decades, as new business models have combined with technological advances to create incentives for using alternative ways to hire workers.