Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in United States of America

United States of America: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural was 0.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.1%
Change on year
up 8.3%
World rank
79th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 1970
All-time low
0.1%
in 2017
Years of data
14
1970–2018

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in United States of America, 1970–2018

00.0250.050.0750.11970199420181970: 0.112 % of rural employed population in working age1980: 0.112 % of rural employed population in working age1990: 0.111 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.109 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.111 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.103 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.083 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.083 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.083 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.074 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.076 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.071 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.067 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.072 % of rural employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed population in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in United States of America is 0.1%, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in United States of America peaked at 0.1% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2017.

United States of America ranks 79th of 91 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in United States of America, 1970 to 2018.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1970 0.1%
1980 0.1% -0.0%
1990 0.1% -0.9%
2000 0.1% -1.4%
2005 0.1% +1.8%
2010 0.1% -7.4%
2011 0.1% -19.7%
2012 0.1% +0.2%
2013 0.1% +0.4%
2014 0.1% -11.5%
2015 0.1% +3.1%
2016 0.1% -6.0%
2017 0.1% -6.6%
2018 0.1% +8.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in United States of America?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in United States of America was 0.1% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1970.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
How does United States of America rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural?
United States of America ranks 79th out of 91 countries with data for 2018.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,284 data points, 1970–2021
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