The average rate of self-employment in Latin America and the Caribbean reached, in 2019, nearly 38 percent. It is considered self-employed when the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services provided. That year, Haiti was the country with the highest
Self-employed workers as share of total employed population in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2012 to 2019
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ILO. (May 26, 2021). Self-employed workers as share of total employed population in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2012 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038698/share-self-employed-workers-latin-america-caribbean/
ILO. "Self-employed workers as share of total employed population in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2012 to 2019." Chart. May 26, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038698/share-self-employed-workers-latin-america-caribbean/
ILO. (2021). Self-employed workers as share of total employed population in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2012 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038698/share-self-employed-workers-latin-america-caribbean/
ILO. "Self-employed Workers as Share of Total Employed Population in Latin America and The Caribbean from 2012 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038698/share-self-employed-workers-latin-america-caribbean/
ILO, Self-employed workers as share of total employed population in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2012 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038698/share-self-employed-workers-latin-america-caribbean/ (last visited April 23, 2024)
Self-employed workers as share of total employed population in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2012 to 2019 [Graph], ILO, May 26, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038698/share-self-employed-workers-latin-america-caribbean/