In 2022, 13 percent of workers in the United Kingdom were self-employed, which was the lowest self-employment rate since 2009 and a significant fall compared with 2019 when the self-employment rate reached a peak of 15.3 percent, just prior to the arrival of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Share of workforce that are self-employed in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2005 to 2nd quarter 2022
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (December 9, 2022). Share of workforce that are self-employed in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2005 to 2nd quarter 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/318208/uk-self-employment-rate/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of workforce that are self-employed in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2005 to 2nd quarter 2022." Chart. December 9, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318208/uk-self-employment-rate/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2022). Share of workforce that are self-employed in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2005 to 2nd quarter 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318208/uk-self-employment-rate/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of Workforce That Are Self-employed in The United Kingdom from 1st Quarter 2005 to 2nd Quarter 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318208/uk-self-employment-rate/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Share of workforce that are self-employed in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2005 to 2nd quarter 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318208/uk-self-employment-rate/ (last visited November 03, 2024)
Share of workforce that are self-employed in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2005 to 2nd quarter 2022 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), December 9, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/318208/uk-self-employment-rate/
