Scottish cities
Percentage in employment who are self-employed, aged 16-64, Scottish cities and Scotland, 2022
In 2022, the percentage of people who were self-employed in Glasgow (7%) was slightly lower than the Scottish average. The proportion of people who are self-employed has reduced in all the selected cities and in Scotland in recent years.
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.