Self employment rate in the UK 2024, by region
Approximately 16.5 percent of workers in the United Kingdom were self-employed as of the second quarter 2024, compared with 13.1 percent for the UK as a whole.
Share of the workforce that are self-employed in the United Kingdom in 2nd quarter 2024, by region
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (October 9, 2024). Share of the workforce that are self-employed in the United Kingdom in 2nd quarter 2024, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/318457/self-employment-by-region-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of the workforce that are self-employed in the United Kingdom in 2nd quarter 2024, by region." Chart. October 9, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318457/self-employment-by-region-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Share of the workforce that are self-employed in the United Kingdom in 2nd quarter 2024, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318457/self-employment-by-region-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of The Workforce That Are Self-employed in The United Kingdom in 2nd Quarter 2024, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318457/self-employment-by-region-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Share of the workforce that are self-employed in the United Kingdom in 2nd quarter 2024, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318457/self-employment-by-region-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of the workforce that are self-employed in the United Kingdom in 2nd quarter 2024, by region [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), October 9, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/318457/self-employment-by-region-uk/