self-employment
noun [ U ] uk/ˌself.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/ us/ˌself.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/
自雇;个体经营
the state of not working for an employer but finding work for yourself or having your own business
Many people like the flexibility of self-employment. 许多人喜欢自雇职业的灵活性。
See: self-employed
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- It can be hypothesized that self-employment will increase in the future as a result of changes in technology and the organization of production.
- In the 1990s there was an explosion of self-employment.
- Someone who earned $20,000 from a job or self-employment, for example, would lose $4,180 in benefits.
- Laid-off workers are much less likely to be rehired by their old companies and have to find new jobs or turn to self-employment.