Research and analysis

Self-employment in the UK

Evidence-based look at self-employment in the UK.

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Self-employment in the UK

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Using data from the labour force survey (April to June 2014), the document gives a broad base of evidence on self-employment in the UK. Evidence includes information on characteristics, hours worked and geographical distribution of self-employment across the UK.

Published 3 February 2015