Number of jobs created by self-employed has fallen in the pandemic | Pew Research Center

November 2, 2021

The self-employed are back at work in pre-COVID-19 numbers, but their businesses have smaller payrolls

Number of jobs created by self-employed has fallen in the pandemic

Number of jobs created by self-employed has fallen in the pandemic

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The self-employed are back at work in pre-COVID-19 numbers, but their businesses have smaller payrolls
Self-employment is back to level from before pandemic; employment among other workers is shy of a full recovery
Self-employment has recovered from the COVID-19 recession for both women and men
Number of jobs created by self-employed has fallen in the pandemic
Self-employed men cut their payrolls in the pandemic; women did not