"Figure 3: The number of self-employed women has increased by 51.3% over the last 10 years; this is more than double the percentage increase for men","" "UK percentage growth for employees and self-employed men and women (aged 16 years and over), seasonally adjusted, between November 2009 to January 2010 and November 2019 to January 2020","" "","" "Notes","" "Unit","%" "","" "Period","Male employees","Female employees","Male self-employed","Female self-employed" "Nov-Jan 2010","0.000","0.000","0.000","0.000" "Dec-Feb 2010","0.004","-0.361","-0.376","1.183" "Jan-Mar 2010","-0.179","-0.644","0.059","4.150" "Feb-Apr 2010","-0.086","-0.639","0.244","5.392" "Mar-May 2010","0.440","-0.334","0.509","3.459" "Apr-Jun 2010","0.754","-0.178","0.547","2.513" "May-Jul 2010","1.165","0.012","1.685","3.200" "Jun-Aug 2010","1.211","0.053","2.375","1.913" "Jul-Sep 2010","1.343","-0.072","3.292","4.304" "Aug-Oct 2010","1.503","-0.274","1.257","3.497" "Sep-Nov 2010","1.321","-0.454","1.883","3.954" "Oct-Dec 2010","1.579","-0.377","2.205","3.685" "Nov-Jan 2011","1.880","-0.357","1.805","6.097" "Dec-Feb 2011","1.977","-0.019","1.714","6.413" "Jan-Mar 2011","2.016","0.285","0.783","4.929" "Feb-Apr 2011","2.224","-0.067","1.942","4.387" "Mar-May 2011","2.213","0.205","2.118","5.116" "Apr-Jun 2011","2.052","0.347","2.335","3.340" "May-Jul 2011","1.540","0.182","2.286","2.790" "Jun-Aug 2011","1.193","-0.222","2.677","6.135" "Jul-Sep 2011","0.585","-0.387","4.436","8.109" "Aug-Oct 2011","0.553","-0.547","5.231","9.115" "Sep-Nov 2011","0.577","-0.438","5.254","8.722" "Oct-Dec 2011","0.878","-0.329","4.185","8.468" "Nov-Jan 2012","0.824","-0.382","4.308","8.996" "Dec-Feb 2012","1.112","-0.641","4.770","10.384" "Jan-Mar 2012","1.192","-0.433","5.153","12.180" "Feb-Apr 2012","1.297","-0.362","5.673","11.678" "Mar-May 2012","1.393","-0.012","6.188","9.549" "Apr-Jun 2012","1.780","0.137","7.113","10.503" "May-Jul 2012","1.720","0.480","7.394","12.460" "Jun-Aug 2012","1.966","0.698","7.115","11.421" "Jul-Sep 2012","1.823","0.646","7.179","11.249" "Aug-Oct 2012","1.863","0.514","7.143","10.621" "Sep-Nov 2012","2.350","0.761","6.290","13.785" "Oct-Dec 2012","2.373","1.002","6.534","15.100" "Nov-Jan 2013","2.463","1.279","5.366","13.416" "Dec-Feb 2013","1.976","1.163","5.938","13.401" "Jan-Mar 2013","2.135","1.477","5.298","11.715" "Feb-Apr 2013","2.180","1.451","5.872","13.250" "Mar-May 2013","2.339","1.379","5.167","11.982" "Apr-Jun 2013","2.583","1.545","5.324","12.636" "May-Jul 2013","2.843","1.740","5.613","12.600" "Jun-Aug 2013","2.887","1.546","6.328","14.263" "Jul-Sep 2013","3.398","1.665","6.249","14.577" "Aug-Oct 2013","3.440","2.092","7.384","16.512" "Sep-Nov 2013","3.481","1.996","9.753","20.557" "Oct-Dec 2013","3.289","2.060","9.954","21.383" "Nov-Jan 2014","3.159","1.957","12.137","22.841" "Dec-Feb 2014","3.541","2.566","12.968","24.081" "Jan-Mar 2014","3.593","2.492","13.373","26.751" "Feb-Apr 2014","4.051","2.952","13.038","27.096" "Mar-May 2014","4.439","3.247","13.076","29.203" "Apr-Jun 2014","4.228","3.069","13.129","29.649" "May-Jul 2014","4.195","3.331","12.645","27.502" "Jun-Aug 2014","4.747","3.725","12.333","24.644" "Jul-Sep 2014","5.012","3.893","12.478","24.594" "Aug-Oct 2014","5.125","3.844","11.880","27.205" "Sep-Nov 2014","5.286","3.908","11.234","28.428" "Oct-Dec 2014","5.829","4.338","10.360","28.504" "Nov-Jan 2015","5.966","4.431","11.021","29.172" "Dec-Feb 2015","6.406","4.875","11.977","27.551" "Jan-Mar 2015","6.792","4.923","11.147","27.434" "Feb-Apr 2015","6.588","5.219","10.647","25.925" "Mar-May 2015","6.436","5.080","9.592","26.604" "Apr-Jun 2015","6.410","5.118","11.277","26.487" "May-Jul 2015","6.797","5.220","11.473","27.030" "Jun-Aug 2015","7.362","5.105","10.762","27.238" "Jul-Sep 2015","7.288","5.586","12.518","28.571" "Aug-Oct 2015","7.868","5.507","13.417","31.196" "Sep-Nov 2015","8.092","5.734","13.832","32.139" "Oct-Dec 2015","8.185","5.588","14.269","33.418" "Nov-Jan 2016","8.171","5.785","14.312","31.742" "Dec-Feb 2016","8.013","5.772","15.405","31.317" "Jan-Mar 2016","7.977","5.785","15.761","32.766" "Feb-Apr 2016","7.932","6.060","16.189","31.063" "Mar-May 2016","7.861","6.393","17.085","35.148" "Apr-Jun 2016","8.076","6.426","17.312","35.261" "May-Jul 2016","8.544","6.577","15.892","35.954" "Jun-Aug 2016","8.581","6.503","16.958","36.200" "Jul-Sep 2016","8.558","6.499","15.972","38.752" "Aug-Oct 2016","8.529","6.584","14.707","39.632" "Sep-Nov 2016","8.281","6.745","15.719","38.913" "Oct-Dec 2016","8.220","6.917","16.359","39.194" "Nov-Jan 2017","8.358","6.708","16.457","39.414" "Dec-Feb 2017","8.481","6.791","15.966","40.008" "Jan-Mar 2017","8.754","7.195","15.907","39.860" "Feb-Apr 2017","8.849","7.184","16.110","40.233" "Mar-May 2017","9.102","7.624","16.230","38.790" "Apr-Jun 2017","9.240","7.817","16.416","39.364" "May-Jul 2017","9.171","8.129","16.674","41.671" "Jun-Aug 2017","9.116","7.870","16.714","42.759" "Jul-Sep 2017","9.031","8.015","16.264","40.031" "Aug-Oct 2017","8.993","8.251","15.781","40.924" "Sep-Nov 2017","10.092","8.302","14.680","40.378" "Oct-Dec 2017","9.786","8.065","14.279","41.925" "Nov-Jan 2018","10.289","8.400","14.277","41.661" "Dec-Feb 2018","10.683","8.513","13.146","42.916" "Jan-Mar 2018","11.011","8.849","13.046","42.657" "Feb-Apr 2018","10.738","9.110","14.499","44.488" "Mar-May 2018","10.711","9.257","14.647","42.014" "Apr-Jun 2018","10.923","9.156","14.429","41.058" "May-Jul 2018","10.818","9.126","15.225","41.870" "Jun-Aug 2018","10.988","9.308","14.540","40.530" "Jul-Sep 2018","11.154","9.389","14.712","39.425" "Aug-Oct 2018","11.289","9.577","15.387","39.362" "Sep-Nov 2018","11.363","9.356","16.490","43.493" "Oct-Dec 2018","11.454","9.727","16.523","42.027" "Nov-Jan 2019","11.620","10.471","16.937","40.900" "Dec-Feb 2019","11.411","10.747","17.477","39.055" "Jan-Mar 2019","10.713","10.504","19.346","43.093" "Feb-Apr 2019","10.981","10.810","18.626","43.333" "Mar-May 2019","10.835","10.645","18.793","46.652" "Apr-Jun 2019","10.725","11.101","18.533","47.610" "May-Jul 2019","10.803","11.036","18.136","45.816" "Jun-Aug 2019","10.597","10.488","18.886","44.210" "Jul-Sep 2019","10.679","10.756","19.810","44.153" "Aug-Oct 2019","11.072","10.678","18.843","46.964" "Sep-Nov 2019","10.991","11.174","19.293","49.471" "Oct-Dec 2019","11.090","11.191","19.430","51.392" "Nov-Jan 2020","11.005","11.551","19.675","51.328"