NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT LAW PROJECT: MARCH JOBS REPORT - TEN PERCENT OF WORKERS ARE SELF-EMPLOYED, BUT MILLIONS MAY BE MISCLASSIFIED
April 06, 2024
April 06, 2024
NEW YORK, April 6 -- The National Employment Law Project issued the following news release on April 5, 2024:
The unemployment rate dipped slightly to 3.8% in March, while the economy added 303,000 jobs. Data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics also shows that 16.75 million workers were self-employed in March, accounting for approximately 10% of the total workforce. The share of self-employed workers has generally trended up since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, with . . .
The unemployment rate dipped slightly to 3.8% in March, while the economy added 303,000 jobs. Data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics also shows that 16.75 million workers were self-employed in March, accounting for approximately 10% of the total workforce. The share of self-employed workers has generally trended up since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, with . . .