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<p>The latest ONS Labour Force Survey shows the number of people reporting to be self-employed
was 4.8 million in the 4<sup>th</sup> quarter of 2016.</p><p>Due to the age categories
in which ONS reports this data, it is not possible to get a figure for 21 to 65 year
olds.</p><p>However, as a proportion of the total number of people in employment (31,713,000),
self-employed people between the ages of 25 and 64 account for 13.1% of total employment.
Self-employed people between the ages of 18 and 64 account for 13.7% of total employment.</p>
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