This statistic illustrates the share of people who are self-employed in the United States in 2023. The results were sorted by age. As of March 2023, some * percent of respondents aged 18 to 29 years stated they are self-employed/freelancer. The survey was conducted in 2023, among ****** respondents. Access millions of exclusive survey results with Statista Consumer Insights.

Graph and download economic data for Income Before Taxes: Self-Employment Income by Number of Earners: Consumer Units of Two or More People, No Earners (CXUSFEMPINCLB0704M) from 1984 to 2021 about self-employed, tax, consumer, income, persons, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Income Before Taxes: Self-Employment Income by Occupation: Wage and Salary Earners: Service Workers (CXUSFEMPINCLB1206M) from 1984 to 2023 about self-employed, occupation, salaries, workers, tax, wages, services, income, and USA.

This paper examines the self-employment effects of Secure Communities, a major internal immigration enforcement program in the US. Using data from the American Community Survey and a difference-in-differences methodology, we find that Secure Communities had a negative impact on the likelihood of self-employment in the United States. While the policy did not substantially lower the self-employment rates in the country, it had a clear detrimental impact on the incomes of the self-employed, particularly of the self-employed whites.

Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in United States was reported at 6.0822 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. United States - Self-employed; total (% of total employed) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

United States US: Self-Employed: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment data was reported at 12.184 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 12.064 % for 2016. United States US: Self-Employed: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 13.531 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2017, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16.432 % in 1993 and a record low of 12.064 % in 2016. United States US: Self-Employed: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.World Bank: Employment and Unemployment. Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a 'self-employment jobs.' i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include four sub-categories of employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in November 2017.; Weighted average; Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections.

Graph and download economic data for Employment Level - Agriculture and Related Industries, Self-Employed Workers, Unincorporated (LNS12032185) from Jan 1948 to Jun 2025 about unincorporated, self-employed, agriculture, workers, 16 years +, household survey, employment, industry, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Personal Taxes: Federal Income Taxes by Occupation: Self-Employed Workers (CXUFEDTAXESLB1202M) from 1984 to 2023 about self-employed, occupation, workers, tax, federal, personal, income, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Employment Level - Total Wage and Salary, Incorporated Self Employed (LNU02048984) from Jan 2000 to May 2025 about self-employed, salaries, 16 years +, wages, household survey, employment, and USA.

Self-Employment by Occupation by County reports the total population of employed civilian workers aged 16 years and older by occupation. In the Business Type column, individual Business Types are presented as percentages of the Total employed population for the corresponding occupation in the Occupation column. For example, for 2012-2016, there were approximately 320,110 Service employees in Connecticut, 14.6% of those employees worked in Government. 'Self-Employed, Incorporated' includes workers in their own incorporated businesses, 'Self-Employed, Not Incorporated' includes workers in their own non-incorporated businesses and unpaid family workers, 'Government' includes local, state, and federal government workers, 'Private, Profit' includes employees of for-profit private companies, 'Private, Not-for-profit' includes both wage and salary employees of not-for-profit private companies. These data originate from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates, table S2406.

The statistic above provides information on occupations with a high concentration of self-employment and at least 50,000 workers in the Unites States. In 2012, about 60 percent of photographers were self-employed.

Digital nomads generally combine remote work and travel for various reasons and lengths of time. Passionate about traveling and new adventures, they know how to make the most of new technologies and only need an internet connection to work from anywhere in the world. In 2024, the number of U.S. traditional job holders who were digital nomads amounted to 10.2 million. Meanwhile, the count of independent workers embracing the digital nomad lifestyle amounted to 7.9 million.

Graph and download economic data for Employment Level - All Industries Self-Employed, Unincorporated (LNU02027714) from Jan 1948 to Jun 2025 about unincorporated, self-employed, 16 years +, household survey, employment, industry, and USA.

This statistic shows the number of freelancers in the United States from 2017 to 2028. It is projected that in 2027, **** million people will be freelancing in the United States and will make up **** percent of the total U.S. workforce.

The statistic above provides information on selected occupations with fast growth in self-employment and at least ****** workers in the United States, projected from 2012 to 2022. Self-employment among personal care aides is projected to grow by **** percent between 2012 and 2022.

This statistic shows the share of high-earning independent workers earning 100,000 U.S. dollars or more in the United States from 2011 to 2022. At the time of the survey, about ***** percent of respondents reported earning 100,000 U.S. dollars or more in 2022, compared to **** percent of respondents in 2011.

Graph and download economic data for Income Before Taxes: Self-Employment Income by Race: White and All Other Races, Not Including Black or African American (CXUSFEMPINCLB0903M) from 2003 to 2023 about self-employed, tax, white, income, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Consumer Unit Characteristics: Percent Homeowner with Mortgage by Occupation: Self-Employed Workers (CXU980230LB1202M) from 1984 to 2023 about self-employed, consumer unit, occupation, homeownership, mortgage, workers, percent, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Income Before Taxes: Self-Employment Income by Education: Less Than High School Graduate (CXUSFEMPINCLB1303M) from 1995 to 2012 about self-employed, no college, secondary schooling, secondary, tax, education, income, and USA.

This dataset contains Iowa civilian employed population estimate for individuals 16 years or older by by sex and class of worker for State of Iowa, individual Iowa counties, Iowa places and census tracts within Iowa. Data is from the American Community Survey, Five Year Estimates, Table B24080.

Sex includes the following: Both, Male, and Female.

Class of Worker includes the following: All Classes; Private-for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers; Private-for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers, Employee; Private-for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers, Self-Employed in Own INC; Private Not-for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers; Local Government Workers; State Government Workers; Federal Government Workers; Self-Employed; and Unpaid Family Workers.