Self-employed in the United States in 2025 — 6.1%. Ranked 175 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 3.5 pp.
1991–2025 · % of employment
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United States
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.1 | −0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 6.2 | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 6.1 | −0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 6.3 | −0.3 pp |
| 2021 | 6.6 | +0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 6.3 | −0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 6.5 | −0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 6.7 | +0 pp |
| 2017 | 6.7 | −0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 6.8 | −0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 6.9 | −0 pp |
| 2014 | 6.9 | −0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 7 | −0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 7.2 | −0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 7.3 | −0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 7.5 | −0 pp |
| 2009 | 7.5 | +0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 7.5 | −0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 7.7 | −0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 7.9 | −0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 7.9 | −0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 8 | +0 pp |
| 2003 | 8 | +0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 7.8 | −0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 7.9 | −0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 8 | −0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 8.1 | −0.3 pp |
| 1998 | 8.4 | −0.3 pp |
| 1997 | 8.7 | −0.2 pp |
| 1996 | 8.9 | −0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 9 | −0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 9.2 | −0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 9.4 | +0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 9.2 | −0.3 pp |
| 1991 | 9.6 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Canada
12.9
United States
6.1
The share of total employment that is self-employed: employers, own-account workers, members of producers cooperatives and contributing family workers. High values in low-income countries reflect not developed entrepreneurship but the absence of wage jobs and informal work in agriculture and small-scale trade.
Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.
The share of own-account and contributing family workers — with no contract, insurance or guarantees.
Labor Employment-to-population ratioThe share of the population aged 15 and over that actually works.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.