Women in the Labor Force: A Databook (2009 Edition)

Table 36. Unincorporated self-employed persons in nonagricultural industries by sex, 1976-2008 annual averages (Numbers in thousands)
Year Total Women Men Self-employed women as percent
of total self-employed
Total employed Self-employed Self-employed as a percent
of total		 Total employed Self-employed Self-employed as a percent
of total		 Total employed Self-employed Self-employed as a percent
of total

1976

 85,421 5,782 6.8 35,027 1,549 4.4 50,394 4,233 8.4 26.8

1977

 88,734 6,115 6.9 36,677 1,692 4.6 52,057 4,423 8.5 27.7

1978

 92,661 6,428 6.9 38,900 1,814 4.7 53,761 4,614 8.6 28.2

1979

 95,477 6,792 7.1 40,556 1,982 4.9 54,921 4,810 8.8 29.2

1980

 95,938 7,001 7.3 41,461 2,097 5.1 54,477 4,904 9.0 30.0

1981

 97,030 7,097 7.3 42,333 2,192 5.2 54,697 4,905 9.0 30.9

1982

 96,125 7,263 7.6 42,591 2,309 5.4 53,534 4,954 9.3 31.8

1983

 97,450 7,575 7.8 43,367 2,439 5.6 54,083 5,136 9.5 32.2

1984

 101,685 7,785 7.7 45,262 2,566 5.7 56,423 5,219 9.2 33.0

1985

 103,971 7,810 7.5 46,615 2,603 5.6 57,356 5,207 9.1 33.3

1986

 106,435 7,881 7.4 48,054 2,610 5.4 58,381 5,271 9.0 33.1

1987

 109,232 8,201 7.5 49,668 2,778 5.6 59,564 5,423 9.1 33.9

1988

 111,800 8,519 7.6 51,020 2,955 5.8 60,780 5,564 9.2 34.7

1989

 114,143 8,605 7.5 52,341 3,043 5.8 61,802 5,562 9.0 35.4

1990

 115,570 8,719 7.5 53,011 3,122 5.9 62,559 5,597 8.9 35.8

1991

 114,449 8,850 7.7 52,815 3,150 6.0 61,634 5,700 9.2 35.6

1992

 115,246 8,576 7.4 53,380 2,963 5.6 61,866 5,613 9.1 34.5

1993

 117,144 8,959 7.6 54,273 3,065 5.6 62,871 5,894 9.4 34.2

1994

 119,651 9,003 7.5 55,755 3,443 6.2 63,896 5,560 8.7 38.2

1995

 121,460 8,901 7.3 56,642 3,440 6.1 64,818 5,461 8.4 38.6

1996

 123,264 8,971 7.3 57,630 3,506 6.1 65,634 5,465 8.3 39.1

1997

 126,159 9,056 7.2 59,026 3,550 6.0 67,133 5,506 8.2 39.2

1998

 128,085 8,962 7.0 59,945 3,482 5.8 68,140 5,480 8.0 38.9

1999

 130,207 8,790 6.8 61,193 3,424 5.6 69,014 5,366 7.8 39.0

2000

 134,427 9,205 6.8 62,983 3,631 5.8 71,444 5,573 7.8 39.4

2001

 134,635 9,121 6.8 63,147 3,594 5.7 71,488 5,527 7.7 39.4

2002

 134,174 8,923 6.7 62,995 3,499 5.6 71,179 5,425 7.6 39.2

2003

 135,461 9,344 6.9 63,824 3,609 5.7 71,636 5,736 8.0 38.6

2004

 137,020 9,467 6.9 64,182 3,607 5.6 72,838 5,860 8.0 38.1

2005

 139,532 9,509 6.8 65,213 3,565 5.5 74,319 5,944 8.0 37.5

2006

 142,221 9,685 6.8 66,382 3,681 5.5 75,838 6,004 7.9 38.0

2007

 143,952 9,557 6.6 67,302 3,637 5.4 76,650 5,920 7.7 38.1

2008

 143,194 9,219 6.4 67,358 3,483 5.2 75,836 5,736 7.6 37.8

NOTE: Beginning in 2000, data reflect the introduction of the 2002 Census industry classification system derived from the 2002 North American Industry Classification System into the Current Population Survey (CPS).

 

SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.