Being self employed means working alone. But are you alone? According to the US Census Bureau, self employment is very much on the rise.
Though self employment can seem a little lonely, it’s actually one of the hot career paths to pursue. As the Internet opens up whole new worlds, self employment rises. In fact, you may be surprised to learn just how many other self employed professionals there are out there.
According to some of the most recent reports done by the US Census Bureau (an organization that does nothing but compile statistics so that people like me can talk about them), self employment experienced a huge growth rate (5.7%) between 2002 and 2003. This brought the number of self employed professionals up to 18.6 million – and that’s a lot.
You definitely aren’t alone when you’re working alone, if the job is self employment. As more and more explore the world of self employment and the numbers continue to rise, more possibilities open to self employed professionals. Internet and real estate markets are especially hot for those wishing to pursue the path of the self employed.
Does geography play a factor? It’s true that self employment, no matter what the field, can be done pretty much anywhere. But if you’re wondering which state leads the pack for self employed persons, in 2003 it was Nevada (which one assumes is due to the high level of professional gamblers in the area), followed closely by Arizona as the fastest-growing state in terms of the number of self employed persons.
After crunching the numbers, it’s evident that there’s a whole lot of us out there.
