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Estimates of the numbers of individuals with self employment sources for each region of the UK in the year 2011-12 are provided in the table attached.<\/p>
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Region <\/strong><\/p><\/td> Number of Self-employed North East <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 158 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> North West and Merseyside <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 497 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Yorkshire and the Humber <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 402 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> East Midlands <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 352 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> West Midlands <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 418 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> East of England <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 556 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> London <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 883 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> South East <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 844 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> South West <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 559 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wales <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 240 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Scotland <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 368 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Northern Ireland <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 177 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Address abroad <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 34 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> All UK <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 5,490<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> These estimates are based on the Survey of Personal Incomes for 2011-12 which is the latest year available.<\/p>"}
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