self-employed

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Recent Examples of self-employed The number of unemployed workers increased by 2,100 last month, while the total number of employed, which includes the self-employed, rose by 500, according to a survey of households. Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 17 May 2025 Become self-employed and earn the same salary within 12 months No one else is going to do this for you. Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025 For example, someone who has recently become self-employed. Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2025 About 4-in-10 workers who aren’t self-employed say their job or career is extremely or very important to their overall identity, according to a 2023 report from Pew Research Center. Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for self-employed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-employed
working
Adjective
  • The former Top Chef host and producer will front a new food series at CBS with the working title of America’s Culinary Cup.
    Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
  • In February, Deadline reported a spinoff of Nickelodeon's Victorious starring Daniella Monet, who's set to reprise her role as Trina Vega, is in development under the working title Hollywood Arts.
    Jack Irvin, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025

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“Self-employed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-employed. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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