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Self-Employment in the Modern Economy in 2018
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- 3 May 2019
- Chloe Jepps
- IPSE
This report looks at the demographic and occupational trends of the solo self-employed sector with a focus on highly skilled freelancers. This year marks the 10-year anniversary of the report and looks at the changes and trends in solo self-employment and freelancing over the last decade. The report was developed using data from the Labour Force Survey extracted by Kingston University.
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Chloe Jepps
Head of Research

IPSE
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