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Jobs, skills and pay

Entering employment, acquiring new skills and progressing up the pay ladder are important steps in many people’s lives, and essential for improving their living standards. But changes in the labour market, educational opportunities and the wider economy mean that different generations face different work and pay-related challenges, shifting across the life course.

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Self-employment

Self-employment has been rising since the early 2000s, both in lower-skilled roles where it is more likely to be low-paid and insecure, and in higher-skilled parts of the economy, where it is traditionally more common. The data in this section shows the likelihood of workers being self-employed in different age groups and cohorts.

Self-employment

Headline - by age
Region - by age
Sex - by age
Headline - by cohort
Sex - by cohort

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Notes

‘All ages’ refers to those aged 16-64.

Source

RF analysis of ONS, Quarterly Labour Force Survey

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Notes

‘All ages’ refers to those aged 16-64.

Source

RF analysis of ONS, Quarterly Labour Force Survey

Click legend items to toggle series on and off

Notes

‘All ages’ refers to those aged 16-64.

Source

RF analysis of ONS, Quarterly Labour Force Survey

Click legend items to toggle series on and off

Source

RF analysis of ONS, Quarterly Labour Force Survey

Click legend items to toggle series on and off

Source

RF analysis of ONS, Quarterly Labour Force Survey

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