What is known about numbers and “earnings“ of the self-employed?

Catrin Ormerod
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Catrin Ormerod: Office for National Statistics

Economic & Labour Market Review, 2007, vol. 1_, issue 7, 48-56

Abstract: Identifies the self-employed in a number of different sources and examines their ‘earnings’ using information from household surveys.There is currently very little information available about the so-called “earnings“ of the self-employed, particularly because by definition they do not earn a salary or wage.This article firstly identifies the self-employed in a number of different sources using two perspectives: the individual perspective obtained through self-classification in household surveys and the legal perspective set out by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Thiswork suggests that self-classification as self-employed in household surveys can be adjusted towards the legal perspective using information on the types of self-employment and payment of tax and National Insurance.The “earnings“ of the self-employed are then examined using information from household surveys and compared with aggregate figures published by HMRC. Economic & Labour Market Review (2007) 1, 48–56; doi:10.1057/palgrave.elmr.1410108

Date: 2007
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