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Our landscape reports

We track key demographic shifts in the sector year-on-year so we can highlight the impact of government policy on the self-employed.

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The Self-Employed Landscape 2023

Our report revealed an impressive increase to the total economic contribution of the sector.

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The Self-Employed Landscape 2022

This research into the sector revealed significant long-term increases in the number of women and disabled people in self-employment.

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The Self-Employed Landscape 2021

This review of the sector found that that the total population had shrunk by five per cent for the second year running.

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The Self-Employed Landscape 2020

Our research showed a concerning increase in the number of self-employed claiming Universal Credit.

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The Self-Employed Landscape 2019

This report revealed that the the fastest growing age group amongst the self-employed was the over 60s.

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What else we've said on the self-employed landscape...

More than one million over 50s now work for themselves despite pandemics impact on self employed 2
More than one million over 50s now work for themselves despite pandemic's impact on self-employed
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Tens of thousands more over 50s are now running their own businesses despite an overall decline in self-employment since 2020.

04 Jan 2024
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Is the UK’s self-employed population set for an influx of employees?
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IPSE's Joshua Toovey outlines how new research by IPSE and Workwell indicates a growing desire among employees to go freelance and reviews what the Chancellor sho...

16 Nov 2023
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Why the self-employed population could be more buoyant than we thought

Newly released data from the 2021 Census indicates that the self-employed population could in fact be far more buoyant than previously thought.

04 Jan 2023
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