short readsNov 3, 2021 The self-employed are back at work in pre-COVID-19 numbers, but their businesses have smaller payrolls Hiring by the self-employed has fallen since 2019, with the cutbacks emanating mainly from businesses run by men.
short readsApr 23, 2020 The financial risk to U.S. business owners posed by COVID-19 outbreak varies by demographic group More than four-in-ten U.S. businesses with paid employees are in industries likely to be financially affected more deeply by the outbreak.
reportOct 22, 2015 Three-in-Ten U.S. Jobs Are Held by the Self-Employed and the Workers They Hire Self-employed Americans and the workers they hired accounted for 44 million jobs in 2014, or 30% of the national workforce. Hiring is more prevalent among self-employed Asians, whites and men.