self-employed

Example Sentences

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Many self-employed, private sector and informal workers are barely hanging on.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

Tax bands in Scotland are different, and self-employed workers are taxed differently.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

It might be that being self-employed is not the best option for your boyfriend if he needs hospitalization every year for weeks at a time.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 14, 2026

Private-sector employment was down by 52,000, while public-sector employment was up by 13,300 jobs and the ranks of the self-employed increased by 14,000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Scaramouche, a self-employed painter, was one of the best tennis players among people of colour in Johannesburg.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane