Chart 4. Annualized quarter-to-quarter percent change in hours for the self-employed in the nonfarm business sector, by type of reporter, not seasonally adjusted, second quarter 2000 to fourth quarter 2019
| Date |
Self |
Proxy |
|
Q2 2000
|
43.6 |
49.6 |
|
Q3 2000
|
-14.7 |
-8.8 |
|
Q4 2000
|
-3.9 |
-19.1 |
|
Q1 2001
|
-12.9 |
-25.8 |
|
Q2 2001
|
15.1 |
54.7 |
|
Q3 2001
|
-16.2 |
-2.6 |
|
Q4 2001
|
0.5 |
-8.0 |
|
Q1 2002
|
-31.1 |
-43.7 |
|
Q2 2002
|
50.0 |
62.3 |
|
Q3 2002
|
-5.2 |
8.0 |
|
Q4 2002
|
4.4 |
8.1 |
|
Q1 2003
|
-9.7 |
-37.7 |
|
Q2 2003
|
31.5 |
32.1 |
|
Q3 2003
|
-3.8 |
29.0 |
|
Q4 2003
|
4.1 |
-0.3 |
|
Q1 2004
|
-22.0 |
-39.2 |
|
Q2 2004
|
31.2 |
33.2 |
|
Q3 2004
|
6.9 |
26.3 |
|
Q4 2004
|
5.8 |
-8.9 |
|
Q1 2005
|
-16.0 |
-34.3 |
|
Q2 2005
|
36.3 |
29.7 |
|
Q3 2005
|
-24.1 |
22.8 |
|
Q4 2005
|
-2.2 |
-9.5 |
|
Q1 2006
|
-13.1 |
-25.5 |
|
Q2 2006
|
43.1 |
31.9 |
|
Q3 2006
|
8.8 |
6.6 |
|
Q4 2006
|
-3.6 |
-2.3 |
|
Q1 2007
|
-18.0 |
-13.9 |
|
Q2 2007
|
21.6 |
35.2 |
|
Q3 2007
|
1.2 |
-15.5 |
|
Q4 2007
|
-20.2 |
-23.8 |
|
Q1 2008
|
-12.7 |
-20.9 |
|
Q2 2008
|
26.7 |
39.2 |
|
Q3 2008
|
-11.6 |
-2.4 |
|
Q4 2008
|
-34.4 |
-34.6 |
|
Q1 2009
|
-9.7 |
-19.6 |
|
Q2 2009
|
24.5 |
44.8 |
|
Q3 2009
|
-11.9 |
-0.4 |
|
Q4 2009
|
-0.2 |
-17.0 |
|
Q1 2010
|
-17.5 |
-15.8 |
|
Q2 2010
|
36.5 |
34.2 |
|
Q3 2010
|
-9.8 |
-7.6 |
|
Q4 2010
|
-10.2 |
-12.6 |
|
Q1 2011
|
-15.3 |
-16.6 |
|
Q2 2011
|
36.0 |
28.0 |
|
Q3 2011
|
-12.2 |
-12.2 |
|
Q4 2011
|
-1.5 |
-7.3 |
|
Q1 2012
|
-3.7 |
-11.3 |
|
Q2 2012
|
22.4 |
41.6 |
|
Q3 2012
|
-6.3 |
6.7 |
|
Q4 2012
|
12.2 |
-21.7 |
|
Q1 2013
|
-24.2 |
-27.5 |
|
Q2 2013
|
29.2 |
39.6 |
|
Q3 2013
|
-11.4 |
14.8 |
|
Q4 2013
|
-2.1 |
-18.3 |
|
Q1 2014
|
-2.3 |
-19.8 |
|
Q2 2014
|
2.9 |
32.0 |
|
Q3 2014
|
-11.8 |
10.7 |
|
Q4 2014
|
35.5 |
-6.7 |
|
Q1 2015
|
-15.9 |
-20.0 |
|
Q2 2015
|
21.4 |
66.0 |
|
Q3 2015
|
-27.8 |
-10.9 |
|
Q4 2015
|
2.3 |
-6.9 |
|
Q1 2016
|
3.1 |
-18.9 |
|
Q2 2016
|
40.5 |
36.0 |
|
Q3 2016
|
-23.3 |
-4.8 |
|
Q4 2016
|
-2.8 |
-3.0 |
|
Q1 2017
|
-16.3 |
-5.7 |
|
Q2 2017
|
36.8 |
14.5 |
|
Q3 2017
|
-2.2 |
-15.7 |
|
Q4 2017
|
0.6 |
30.9 |
|
Q1 2018
|
-15.5 |
-4.7 |
|
Q2 2018
|
48.5 |
-10.0 |
|
Q3 2018
|
-11.4 |
13.5 |
|
Q4 2018
|
9.2 |
-0.1 |
|
Q1 2019
|
-24.0 |
-30.1 |
|
Q2 2019
|
15.1 |
1.0 |
|
Q3 2019
|
15.4 |
26.2 |
|
Q4 2019
|
3.9 |
-0.3 |