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self-employment

state of being employed by oneself
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self-employment

Summary

self-employment ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (604 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • self-employment is a type of employment[2].
  • self-employment's different from is recorded as sole proprietorship[3].
  • self-employment's practiced by is recorded as self-employed person[4].

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Definition and Type

self-employment is a type of employment[2].

Why It Matters

self-employment ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (604 views/month).[1] self-employment has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] self-employment is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). self-employment. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/self-employment
MLA “self-employment.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/self-employment.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_self-employment_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{self-employment}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/self-employment}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Uk parliament thesaurus id → 92956
    Subclass of → —
    Practiced by → self-employed person
    National library of israel j9u id → 987007529405305171
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007529405305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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