"Figure 9: Following the 2008 economic downturn, female self-employment has grown more steeply ","" "Male and female employment by employee and self-employed, UK, 1984 to 2018","" "","" "Notes","1. Female employment increased faster than that for males between 1984 and 2018.  2. Female self-employment also increased faster than that for males between 1984 and 2018.  3. Female self-employment increased nearly 150% between 1984 and 2018. 4. Self-employment has grown faster than employment in recent years. " "Unit","Index 1984=100" "","" "","Male employees","Female employees","Male self-employed","Female self-employed" "1984","100.0","100.0","100.0","100.0" "1985","100.2","101.8","101.8","107.0" "1986","99.3","104.1","102.7","106.0" "1987","98.3","105.6","111.6","117.0" "1988","101.2","109.5","118.3","122.4" "1989","102.3","114.2","130.3","128.8" "1990","102.9","115.7","131.0","132.4" "1991","100.3","114.9","125.3","126.3" "1992","95.1","112.6","125.0","140.2" "1993","93.3","113.0","122.5","138.1" "1994","93.8","113.8","126.7","142.4" "1995","95.2","115.6","128.3","142.4" "1996","96.4","117.6","126.6","141.0" "1997","99.5","119.7","122.9","144.1" "1998","101.6","121.7","118.8","140.7" "1999","103.2","124.2","117.8","137.9" "2000","105.0","126.0","115.0","139.0" "2001","105.5","127.6","118.1","135.1" "2002","106.2","129.2","119.3","138.2" "2003","106.2","129.7","127.2","148.8" "2004","106.8","131.4","129.9","148.6" "2005","108.0","133.3","130.4","150.2" "2006","108.8","134.4","132.6","159.4" "2007","109.7","134.8","135.3","162.2" "2008","110.3","136.6","136.3","162.8" "2009","107.2","135.4","134.7","171.5" "2010","106.9","134.9","137.3","181.7" "2011","107.4","135.3","139.2","186.4" "2012","107.9","135.8","144.0","196.9" "2013","109.0","137.6","144.3","201.9" "2014","110.9","140.0","152.0","223.4" "2015","113.6","142.5","151.9","226.2" "2016","114.7","144.0","157.4","239.3" "2017","115.7","145.9","156.5","246.0" "2018","117.8","147.9","155.1","247.7"