self-employed

Example Sentences

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A self-employed person who makes a modest income of $60,000 will pay over $13,000 of it in payroll and income taxes.

From Salon

Mark, who was self-employed, was unable to work for six months as he tried to support her and Ethan, which meant "no money coming in, mortgage to pay and then the isolation, the loneliness".

From BBC

If you are self-employed, run your own company or even have a side hustle, you have an opportunity to save much more for retirement.

From MarketWatch

While this strategy might make sense for windfall income of this kind, it might be less advantageous for those who are full-time self-employed.

From MarketWatch

The authors say the increase is concentrated in the most vulnerable forms of work: unpaid family helpers and self-employed workers, who have very low productivity and falling real earnings.

From BBC