Federal Reserve Economic Data

Table Data - Consumer Unit Characteristics: Number of Consumer Units by Occupation: Self-Employed Workers

Title Consumer Unit Characteristics: Number of Consumer Units by Occupation: Self-Employed Workers
Series ID CXUCONSUNITLB1202M
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release Consumer Expenditure Surveys
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Annual
Units Thousands
Date Range 1984-01-01 to 2023-01-01
Last Updated 2024-09-25 11:45 AM CDT
Notes Occupation refers to the occupation in which the reference person received the most earnings during the survey period. The reference person is the first member mentioned by the respondent when asked to "Start with the name of the person or one of the persons who owns or rents the home." It is with respect to this person that the relationship of the other consumer unit members is determined.

A consumer unit comprises either: (1) all members of a particular household who are related by blood, marriage, adoption, or other legal arrangements; (2) a person living alone or sharing a household with others or living as a roomer in a private home or lodging house or in permanent living quarters in a hotel or motel, but who is financially independent; or (3) two or more persons living together who use their income to make joint expenditure decisions. Financial independence is determined by the three major expense categories: Housing, food, and other living expenses. To be considered financially independent, at least two of the three major expense categories have to be provided entirely, or in part, by the respondent.

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DATE VALUE
1984-01-01 5974
1985-01-01 6134
1986-01-01 6157
1987-01-01 6554
1988-01-01 6346
1989-01-01 6696
1990-01-01 6084
1991-01-01 7056
1992-01-01 7002
1993-01-01 6541
1994-01-01 6267
1995-01-01 5981
1996-01-01 5694
1997-01-01 5538
1998-01-01 5638
1999-01-01 6077
2000-01-01 5736
2001-01-01 4874
2002-01-01 5106
2003-01-01 4987
2004-01-01 5262
2005-01-01 5759
2006-01-01 5491
2007-01-01 5471
2008-01-01 5629
2009-01-01 5824
2010-01-01 5339
2011-01-01 5288
2012-01-01 6058
2013-01-01 7964
2014-01-01 8303
2015-01-01 7953
2016-01-01 8217
2017-01-01 7503
2018-01-01 7856
2019-01-01 8326
2020-01-01 8723
2021-01-01 9473
2022-01-01 9620
2023-01-01 9302

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