Number of self-employed in US surpasses pre-pandemic level

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Self-employment numbers have surpassed where they were in 2019, a sign of entrepreneurial resilience but also a sign of how hard the pandemic was on the American workforce. Around 14.8 million people identified as self-employed during the second quarter of 2019, Inc. reports. That number dropped to 12.7 million in 2020 but returned to 14.9

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