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Self Employment


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Self Employment is those who operate their own business with or without supports.


Reporting Period 2023 shows that there were 129 people self-employed. This is a 105% increase from Reporting Period 2022.

Those Self-Employed in Reporting Period 2023 were making an average of $11 an hour which is a 82% decrease from Reporting Period 2022.

Those Self-Employed in Reporting Period 2023 were working an average of 10 hours per week which is a 25% increase from the previous Reporting Period.


Self Employment - Counts


The bubble chart below shows the different types of occupations that someone Self-Employed had during a Reporting Period. If you would like to look at the occupations from the previous Reporting Periods, please use the filter to change the Reporting Period.

In Reporting Period 2023, most people (48%) were working in an occupation that involves "Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media" type jobs;

18% were working in "Educational Instruction and Library" occupations;

7% of jobs were in the "Sales and Related";

5% were working in "Production", "Building Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance", and "Food Preparation and Serving Related" occupations.


Self Employment - Occupations


The visualization below breaks down the hours and wages for those self employment jobs.

These charts represent the number of jobs and not the distinct count of people. To view the number of people, please hover and view the tooltip. 

The column chart on the left-hand side shows the average hours worked per week. 

The bar chart on the right shows the average wages per hour. 

You can toggle between Reporting Periods by using the filter.

For Reporting Period 2023, the majority of people were working 0-4.99 hours a week (39%) and were making $25.00 - $29.99 an hour (29%).

The overall statewide average for those self employed made $11 an hour and worked 10 hours a week.


Self Employment - Hours and Wages