# Interest over time: self employed

Worldwide · 2004 to present · Web search

Values are relative search interest from 0 to 100, where 100 is the peak.

## Timeline (275 points, month resolution)

| Time | self employed |
| --- | --- |
| Jan 2004 | 12 |
| Feb 2004 | 12 |
| Mar 2004 | 12 |
| Apr 2004 | 13 |
| May 2004 | 9 |
| Jun 2004 | 10 |
| Jul 2004 | 9 |
| Aug 2004 | 11 |
| Sep 2004 | 9 |
| Oct 2004 | 9 |
| Nov 2004 | 10 |
| Dec 2004 | 9 |
| Jan 2005 | 12 |
| Feb 2005 | 10 |
| Mar 2005 | 10 |
| Apr 2005 | 12 |
| May 2005 | 9 |
| Jun 2005 | 9 |
| Jul 2005 | 9 |
| Aug 2005 | 10 |
| Sep 2005 | 10 |
| Oct 2005 | 8 |
| Nov 2005 | 8 |
| Dec 2005 | 8 |
| Jan 2006 | 12 |
| Feb 2006 | 10 |
| Mar 2006 | 11 |
| Apr 2006 | 10 |
| May 2006 | 9 |
| Jun 2006 | 8 |
| Jul 2006 | 9 |
| Aug 2006 | 9 |
| Sep 2006 | 9 |
| Oct 2006 | 9 |
| Nov 2006 | 9 |
| Dec 2006 | 7 |
| Jan 2007 | 13 |
| Feb 2007 | 11 |
| Mar 2007 | 11 |
| Apr 2007 | 11 |
| May 2007 | 9 |
| Jun 2007 | 9 |
| Jul 2007 | 10 |
| Aug 2007 | 9 |
| Sep 2007 | 9 |
| Oct 2007 | 9 |
| Nov 2007 | 8 |
| Dec 2007 | 8 |
| Jan 2008 | 13 |
| Feb 2008 | 11 |
| Mar 2008 | 11 |
| Apr 2008 | 11 |
| May 2008 | 9 |
| Jun 2008 | 9 |
| Jul 2008 | 9 |
| Aug 2008 | 9 |
| Sep 2008 | 9 |
| Oct 2008 | 9 |
| Nov 2008 | 8 |
| Dec 2008 | 7 |
| Jan 2009 | 12 |
| Feb 2009 | 10 |
| Mar 2009 | 10 |
| Apr 2009 | 10 |
| May 2009 | 9 |
| Jun 2009 | 9 |
| Jul 2009 | 9 |
| Aug 2009 | 9 |
| Sep 2009 | 10 |
| Oct 2009 | 10 |
| Nov 2009 | 9 |
| Dec 2009 | 8 |
| Jan 2010 | 15 |
| Feb 2010 | 13 |
| Mar 2010 | 13 |
| Apr 2010 | 13 |
| May 2010 | 10 |
| Jun 2010 | 10 |
| Jul 2010 | 11 |
| Aug 2010 | 10 |
| Sep 2010 | 11 |
| Oct 2010 | 10 |
| Nov 2010 | 10 |
| Dec 2010 | 8 |
| Jan 2011 | 16 |
| Feb 2011 | 13 |
| Mar 2011 | 13 |
| Apr 2011 | 13 |
| May 2011 | 11 |
| Jun 2011 | 11 |
| Jul 2011 | 11 |
| Aug 2011 | 11 |
| Sep 2011 | 12 |
| Oct 2011 | 11 |
| Nov 2011 | 10 |
| Dec 2011 | 9 |
| Jan 2012 | 16 |
| Feb 2012 | 13 |
| Mar 2012 | 12 |
| Apr 2012 | 14 |
| May 2012 | 11 |
| Jun 2012 | 11 |
| Jul 2012 | 11 |
| Aug 2012 | 10 |
| Sep 2012 | 12 |
| Oct 2012 | 12 |
| Nov 2012 | 11 |
| Dec 2012 | 9 |
| Jan 2013 | 17 |
| Feb 2013 | 14 |
| Mar 2013 | 14 |
| Apr 2013 | 14 |
| May 2013 | 11 |
| Jun 2013 | 11 |
| Jul 2013 | 11 |
| Aug 2013 | 11 |
| Sep 2013 | 12 |
| Oct 2013 | 12 |
| Nov 2013 | 11 |
| Dec 2013 | 10 |
| Jan 2014 | 17 |
| Feb 2014 | 15 |
| Mar 2014 | 14 |
| Apr 2014 | 15 |
| May 2014 | 11 |
| Jun 2014 | 11 |
| Jul 2014 | 10 |
| Aug 2014 | 11 |
| Sep 2014 | 12 |
| Oct 2014 | 12 |
| Nov 2014 | 11 |
| Dec 2014 | 10 |
| Jan 2015 | 17 |
| Feb 2015 | 14 |
| Mar 2015 | 15 |
| Apr 2015 | 15 |
| May 2015 | 13 |
| Jun 2015 | 13 |
| Jul 2015 | 13 |
| Aug 2015 | 12 |
| Sep 2015 | 12 |
| Oct 2015 | 13 |
| Nov 2015 | 11 |
| Dec 2015 | 11 |
| Jan 2016 | 18 |
| Feb 2016 | 16 |
| Mar 2016 | 15 |
| Apr 2016 | 17 |
| May 2016 | 13 |
| Jun 2016 | 12 |
| Jul 2016 | 12 |
| Aug 2016 | 11 |
| Sep 2016 | 13 |
| Oct 2016 | 13 |
| Nov 2016 | 13 |
| Dec 2016 | 12 |
| Jan 2017 | 19 |
| Feb 2017 | 18 |
| Mar 2017 | 19 |
| Apr 2017 | 18 |
| May 2017 | 14 |
| Jun 2017 | 14 |
| Jul 2017 | 14 |
| Aug 2017 | 14 |
| Sep 2017 | 14 |
| Oct 2017 | 14 |
| Nov 2017 | 14 |
| Dec 2017 | 13 |
| Jan 2018 | 21 |
| Feb 2018 | 18 |
| Mar 2018 | 17 |
| Apr 2018 | 18 |
| May 2018 | 13 |
| Jun 2018 | 13 |
| Jul 2018 | 13 |
| Aug 2018 | 14 |
| Sep 2018 | 14 |
| Oct 2018 | 15 |
| Nov 2018 | 14 |
| Dec 2018 | 13 |
| Jan 2019 | 21 |
| Feb 2019 | 19 |
| Mar 2019 | 18 |
| Apr 2019 | 20 |
| May 2019 | 15 |
| Jun 2019 | 15 |
| Jul 2019 | 14 |
| Aug 2019 | 15 |
| Sep 2019 | 15 |
| Oct 2019 | 15 |
| Nov 2019 | 14 |
| Dec 2019 | 12 |
| Jan 2020 | 22 |
| Feb 2020 | 18 |
| Mar 2020 | 100 |
| Apr 2020 | 82 |
| May 2020 | 81 |
| Jun 2020 | 34 |
| Jul 2020 | 35 |
| Aug 2020 | 37 |
| Sep 2020 | 23 |
| Oct 2020 | 25 |
| Nov 2020 | 37 |
| Dec 2020 | 28 |
| Jan 2021 | 36 |
| Feb 2021 | 31 |
| Mar 2021 | 40 |
| Apr 2021 | 38 |
| May 2021 | 23 |
| Jun 2021 | 19 |
| Jul 2021 | 21 |
| Aug 2021 | 20 |
| Sep 2021 | 18 |
| Oct 2021 | 16 |
| Nov 2021 | 16 |
| Dec 2021 | 15 |
| Jan 2022 | 23 |
| Feb 2022 | 19 |
| Mar 2022 | 20 |
| Apr 2022 | 21 |
| May 2022 | 14 |
| Jun 2022 | 14 |
| Jul 2022 | 14 |
| Aug 2022 | 14 |
| Sep 2022 | 13 |
| Oct 2022 | 13 |
| Nov 2022 | 13 |
| Dec 2022 | 12 |
| Jan 2023 | 20 |
| Feb 2023 | 18 |
| Mar 2023 | 17 |
| Apr 2023 | 18 |
| May 2023 | 13 |
| Jun 2023 | 14 |
| Jul 2023 | 14 |
| Aug 2023 | 13 |
| Sep 2023 | 14 |
| Oct 2023 | 14 |
| Nov 2023 | 14 |
| Dec 2023 | 14 |
| Jan 2024 | 21 |
| Feb 2024 | 18 |
| Mar 2024 | 18 |
| Apr 2024 | 20 |
| May 2024 | 14 |
| Jun 2024 | 14 |
| Jul 2024 | 14 |
| Aug 2024 | 14 |
| Sep 2024 | 14 |
| Oct 2024 | 15 |
| Nov 2024 | 14 |
| Dec 2024 | 14 |
| Jan 2025 | 21 |
| Feb 2025 | 18 |
| Mar 2025 | 18 |
| Apr 2025 | 20 |
| May 2025 | 14 |
| Jun 2025 | 15 |
| Jul 2025 | 17 |
| Aug 2025 | 19 |
| Sep 2025 | 18 |
| Oct 2025 | 18 |
| Nov 2025 | 19 |
| Dec 2025 | 20 |
| Jan 2026 | 29 |
| Feb 2026 | 30 |
| Mar 2026 | 37 |
| Apr 2026 | 35 |
| May 2026 | 41 |
| Jun 2026 | 37 |
| Jul 2026 | 27 |
| Aug 2026 | 30 |
| Sep 2026 | 52 |
| Oct 2026 | 19 |
| Nov 2026 (partial) | 16 |

## Interest by country

| Country | self employed |
| --- | --- |
| [Mauritius](https://trends.firecrawl.dev/explore.md?q=self+employed&geo=MU&date=all) | 100 |
| [St. Helena](https://trends.firecrawl.dev/explore.md?q=self+employed&geo=SH&date=all) | 73 |
| [United Kingdom](https://trends.firecrawl.dev/explore.md?q=self+employed&geo=GB&date=all) | 68 |
| [Ireland](https://trends.firecrawl.dev/explore.md?q=self+employed&geo=IE&date=all) | 29 |
| [Singapore](https://trends.firecrawl.dev/explore.md?q=self+employed&geo=SG&date=all) | 18 |
| [Philippines](https://trends.firecrawl.dev/explore.md?q=self+employed&geo=PH&date=all) | 15 |
| [New Zealand](https://trends.firecrawl.dev/explore.md?q=self+employed&geo=NZ&date=all) | 13 |
| [Canada](https://trends.firecrawl.dev/explore.md?q=self+employed&geo=CA&date=all) | 12 |
| [United States](https://trends.firecrawl.dev/explore.md?q=self+employed&geo=US&date=all) | 11 |
| [Kenya](https://trends.firecrawl.dev/explore.md?q=self+employed&geo=KE&date=all) | 7 |
| [Australia](https://trends.firecrawl.dev/explore.md?q=self+employed&geo=AU&date=all) | 6 |
| [South Africa](https://trends.firecrawl.dev/explore.md?q=self+employed&geo=ZA&date=all) | 6 |
| [Nigeria](https://trends.firecrawl.dev/explore.md?q=self+employed&geo=NG&date=all) | 4 |
| [India](https://trends.firecrawl.dev/explore.md?q=self+employed&geo=IN&date=all) | 3 |
| [Malaysia](https://trends.firecrawl.dev/explore.md?q=self+employed&geo=MY&date=all) | 3 |
| [United Arab Emirates](https://trends.firecrawl.dev/explore.md?q=self+employed&geo=AE&date=all) | 3 |
| [Pakistan](https://trends.firecrawl.dev/explore.md?q=self+employed&geo=PK&date=all) | 2 |
| [Romania](https://trends.firecrawl.dev/explore.md?q=self+employed&geo=RO&date=all) | 2 |
| [South Korea](https://trends.firecrawl.dev/explore.md?q=self+employed&geo=KR&date=all) | 2 |
| [Netherlands](https://trends.firecrawl.dev/explore.md?q=self+employed&geo=NL&date=all) | 1 |
| [Thailand](https://trends.firecrawl.dev/explore.md?q=self+employed&geo=TH&date=all) | 1 |
| [Vietnam](https://trends.firecrawl.dev/explore.md?q=self+employed&geo=VN&date=all) | 1 |
| [Brazil](https://trends.firecrawl.dev/explore.md?q=self+employed&geo=BR&date=all) | 0 |
| [France](https://trends.firecrawl.dev/explore.md?q=self+employed&geo=FR&date=all) | 0 |
| [Germany](https://trends.firecrawl.dev/explore.md?q=self+employed&geo=DE&date=all) | 0 |
| [Indonesia](https://trends.firecrawl.dev/explore.md?q=self+employed&geo=ID&date=all) | 0 |
| [Italy](https://trends.firecrawl.dev/explore.md?q=self+employed&geo=IT&date=all) | 0 |
| [Japan](https://trends.firecrawl.dev/explore.md?q=self+employed&geo=JP&date=all) | 0 |
| [Mexico](https://trends.firecrawl.dev/explore.md?q=self+employed&geo=MX&date=all) | 0 |
| [Poland](https://trends.firecrawl.dev/explore.md?q=self+employed&geo=PL&date=all) | 0 |
| [Russia](https://trends.firecrawl.dev/explore.md?q=self+employed&geo=RU&date=all) | 0 |
| [Spain](https://trends.firecrawl.dev/explore.md?q=self+employed&geo=ES&date=all) | 0 |
| [Türkiye](https://trends.firecrawl.dev/explore.md?q=self+employed&geo=TR&date=all) | 0 |

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