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Glasgow City Region

Percentage in employment who are self-employed, aged 16-64, Glasgow City Region local authorities, 2022
Self employed GCRIn 2022, Renfrewshire had the lowest self-employment rate (3%) among the Glasgow City Region local authorities, while East Renfrewshire had the highest rate (9%). In recent years, the proportion of people who are in employment and self-employed has reduced.

Notes

The definition of employment is anyone (aged 16 or over) who does at least one hour’s paid work in the week prior to their interview, or has a job that they are temporarily away from (e.g. on holiday). Also included are people who do unpaid work in a family business and people on government supported employment training schemes, in line with ILO definitions.

The headline employment rate is the proportion of the working-age population who are in employment. The working-age population comprises men aged 16-64 and women aged 16-59 and therefore takes account of the school-leaving age but does not align completely with the state pension age which is in the process of change and rising.

This page was updated in July 2023.