367,000 increase in self-employed

AOL Money Staff
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The number of self-employed workers has jumped by 367,000 since the start of the recession in 2008, official figures have shown.

The increase - to 4.2 million - has happened mainly since 2011, with a rise of 219,000 in the year to 2012, said the Office for National Statistics.%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%

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