Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in United States of America
United States of America: Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment was 6.74 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in United States of America, 2003–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in United States of America stood at 6.74 %. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in United States of America peaked at 8.86 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6.74 %, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 8.82 % | — |
| 2004 | 8.86 % | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 8.79 % | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 8.65 % | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 8.41 % | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 8.28 % | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 8.38 % | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 8.34 % | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 7.98 % | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 7.77 % | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 7.49 % | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 7.39 % | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 7.47 % | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 7.45 % | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 7.1 % | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 7.25 % | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 6.98 % | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 7.04 % | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 7.36 % | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 7.15 % | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 6.87 % | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 6.97 % | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 6.74 % | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6 % | 8.28 % | 8.86 % | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.52 % | 6.98 % | 8.34 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.02 % | 6.74 % | 7.36 % | 6 |
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- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, annual 6.14 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 4.43 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency 22.22 % (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in United States of America?
- Share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in United States of America was 6.74 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 8.86 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.74 % in 2025.
- How does United States of America rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- United States of America ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2025.
- Is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Total employment — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.