As of the second quarter of 2024, approximately 13.1 percent of workers in the United Kingdom were self-employed, a significant fall compared with 2019 when the self-employment rate reached a peak of 15.3 percent, just before the arrival of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Share of the workforce that are self-employed in the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 2004 to 2nd quarter 2024
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (October 9, 2024). Share of the workforce that are self-employed in the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 2004 to 2nd quarter 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/318208/uk-self-employment-rate/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of the workforce that are self-employed in the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 2004 to 2nd quarter 2024." Chart. October 9, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318208/uk-self-employment-rate/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Share of the workforce that are self-employed in the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 2004 to 2nd quarter 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318208/uk-self-employment-rate/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of The Workforce That Are Self-employed in The United Kingdom from 4th Quarter 2004 to 2nd Quarter 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318208/uk-self-employment-rate/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Share of the workforce that are self-employed in the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 2004 to 2nd quarter 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318208/uk-self-employment-rate/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of the workforce that are self-employed in the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 2004 to 2nd quarter 2024 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), October 9, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/318208/uk-self-employment-rate/
