Job Loss in the Recession: If You Work for Yourself, Are You Worse Off?

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I'm self employed and have slowly been replaced with non english speaking cheap laborers. I went from six jobs down to two. I've been a gardener for 20 years. Now what??? Oh well, right.

margaret eisenbise of CA 7:46PM January 29, 2011

I agree, but the number will hopefully go up and we shall see a healthy balance of self employed vs wgae employees will return soon.
In the meantime, what about those who have lost their job? Thankfully, there are some websites where people who have been affected by job loss in the current recession could share their anxieties and problems with others having faced similar problems in the past. One website that is interesting is http://www.angstcorner.com

Vishlysr 3:36AM June 18, 2009

Interesting post. I also saw a post at onstartup.com that noted top 6 reasons why this is good economy for startups. Top two reasons: low opportunity cost and cheap labor.

Sarah Montague of MA 10:27AM January 28, 2009

I was hoping that this wasn't going to be another voice of doom and gloom and I get iti that self employment numbers are skewed. However, was hoping to forward to a couple of my work- for-yourself colleagues with a thumbs up. Damn. I work for myself and my clients at 222.gbgandassociates.com

Georgi Bohrod Gordon of CA 1:17PM January 26, 2009