<table class="regular" id="BLStable_2023_11_2_7_3" style="width: 95%;"><caption><span class="tableTitle">Chart 6. Annualized quarter-to-quarter percent change in hours for the self-employed in the nonfarm business sector, by whether present in both quarters, not seasonally adjusted, second quarter 2000 to fourth quarter 2019</span></caption>
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<th style="vertical-align: middle; min-width: 80px;" rowspan="1" scope="col">Date</th>
<th scope="col">Present in both quarters</th>
<th scope="col">Not present in both quarters</th>
<th scope="col">All self-employed</th>
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<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2000</p>
</th>
<td>-1.5</td>
<td>41.2</td>
<td>23.9</td>
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<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2000</p>
</th>
<td>-15.7</td>
<td>-1.6</td>
<td>-10.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2000</p>
</th>
<td>-1.5</td>
<td>-1.5</td>
<td>-10.3</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2001</p>
</th>
<td>-14.9</td>
<td>2.0</td>
<td>-6.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2001</p>
</th>
<td>-19.0</td>
<td>41.0</td>
<td>17.1</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2001</p>
</th>
<td>12.8</td>
<td>-6.3</td>
<td>-10.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2001</p>
</th>
<td>37.5</td>
<td>-25.5</td>
<td>-7.0</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2002</p>
</th>
<td>-14.0</td>
<td>-31.6</td>
<td>-25.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2002</p>
</th>
<td>-16.1</td>
<td>58.3</td>
<td>34.5</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2002</p>
</th>
<td>-9.1</td>
<td>17.1</td>
<td>2.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2002</p>
</th>
<td>9.6</td>
<td>5.0</td>
<td>4.9</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2003</p>
</th>
<td>-11.8</td>
<td>-13.2</td>
<td>-14.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2003</p>
</th>
<td>-17.0</td>
<td>41.4</td>
<td>21.1</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2003</p>
</th>
<td>-6.7</td>
<td>21.2</td>
<td>6.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2003</p>
</th>
<td>-8.6</td>
<td>14.9</td>
<td>6.1</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2004</p>
</th>
<td>-3.3</td>
<td>-18.0</td>
<td>-23.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2004</p>
</th>
<td>-23.2</td>
<td>34.9</td>
<td>16.5</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2004</p>
</th>
<td>-14.9</td>
<td>39.8</td>
<td>12.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2004</p>
</th>
<td>3.0</td>
<td>6.0</td>
<td>-0.9</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2005</p>
</th>
<td>-17.3</td>
<td>-7.8</td>
<td>-14.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2005</p>
</th>
<td>-1.0</td>
<td>37.5</td>
<td>24.2</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2005</p>
</th>
<td>-3.3</td>
<td>-8.7</td>
<td>-10.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2005</p>
</th>
<td>13.4</td>
<td>-9.2</td>
<td>-4.8</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2006</p>
</th>
<td>-23.2</td>
<td>2.8</td>
<td>-3.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2006</p>
</th>
<td>-18.2</td>
<td>48.9</td>
<td>17.9</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2006</p>
</th>
<td>-10.4</td>
<td>23.3</td>
<td>5.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2006</p>
</th>
<td>-0.1</td>
<td>4.7</td>
<td>-1.0</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2007</p>
</th>
<td>-14.4</td>
<td>-12.9</td>
<td>-19.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2007</p>
</th>
<td>-3.1</td>
<td>39.7</td>
<td>27.1</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2007</p>
</th>
<td>10.0</td>
<td>-11.1</td>
<td>-8.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2007</p>
</th>
<td>18.6</td>
<td>-31.0</td>
<td>-21.2</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2008</p>
</th>
<td>1.4</td>
<td>-23.0</td>
<td>-15.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2008</p>
</th>
<td>-20.0</td>
<td>42.7</td>
<td>28.8</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2008</p>
</th>
<td>27.2</td>
<td>-8.8</td>
<td>-8.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2008</p>
</th>
<td>3.9</td>
<td>-42.2</td>
<td>-33.7</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2009</p>
</th>
<td>-24.3</td>
<td>-2.9</td>
<td>-13.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2009</p>
</th>
<td>1.4</td>
<td>50.8</td>
<td>31.8</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2009</p>
</th>
<td>23.4</td>
<td>-17.6</td>
<td>-7.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2009</p>
</th>
<td>-1.2</td>
<td>-13.5</td>
<td>-4.6</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2010</p>
</th>
<td>5.3</td>
<td>-18.7</td>
<td>-17.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2010</p>
</th>
<td>-18.3</td>
<td>45.3</td>
<td>34.9</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2010</p>
</th>
<td>12.9</td>
<td>-3.3</td>
<td>-7.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2010</p>
</th>
<td>10.4</td>
<td>-19.4</td>
<td>-10.0</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2011</p>
</th>
<td>-6.7</td>
<td>-19.9</td>
<td>-18.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2011</p>
</th>
<td>-18.9</td>
<td>49.9</td>
<td>30.6</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2011</p>
</th>
<td>-0.4</td>
<td>-1.3</td>
<td>-11.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2011</p>
</th>
<td>-1.8</td>
<td>-0.4</td>
<td>-1.6</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2012</p>
</th>
<td>-14.5</td>
<td>-0.7</td>
<td>-8.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2012</p>
</th>
<td>-41.0</td>
<td>85.5</td>
<td>32.8</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2012</p>
</th>
<td>24.7</td>
<td>17.1</td>
<td>-0.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2012</p>
</th>
<td>8.4</td>
<td>-15.3</td>
<td>-1.6</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2013</p>
</th>
<td>35.3</td>
<td>-39.3</td>
<td>-26.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2013</p>
</th>
<td>-45.6</td>
<td>56.1</td>
<td>35.0</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2013</p>
</th>
<td>8.9</td>
<td>28.7</td>
<td>-2.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2013</p>
</th>
<td>7.2</td>
<td>-18.9</td>
<td>-12.4</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2014</p>
</th>
<td>-4.3</td>
<td>-11.6</td>
<td>-10.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2014</p>
</th>
<td>-20.6</td>
<td>31.7</td>
<td>15.0</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2014</p>
</th>
<td>-13.1</td>
<td>22.0</td>
<td>1.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2014</p>
</th>
<td>5.4</td>
<td>18.7</td>
<td>13.6</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2015</p>
</th>
<td>14.9</td>
<td>-26.0</td>
<td>-18.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2015</p>
</th>
<td>-7.3</td>
<td>33.2</td>
<td>37.5</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2015</p>
</th>
<td>18.7</td>
<td>-21.3</td>
<td>-17.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2015</p>
</th>
<td>-4.8</td>
<td>-10.4</td>
<td>-4.8</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2016</p>
</th>
<td>-21.4</td>
<td>10.2</td>
<td>-4.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2016</p>
</th>
<td>-19.5</td>
<td>65.9</td>
<td>31.8</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2016</p>
</th>
<td>3.6</td>
<td>-5.6</td>
<td>-13.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2016</p>
</th>
<td>-1.1</td>
<td>-2.1</td>
<td>-0.9</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2017</p>
</th>
<td>-4.0</td>
<td>-15.0</td>
<td>-17.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2017</p>
</th>
<td>-4.3</td>
<td>35.6</td>
<td>30.0</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2017</p>
</th>
<td>-12.4</td>
<td>0.4</td>
<td>-8.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2017</p>
</th>
<td>-19.5</td>
<td>36.2</td>
<td>14.4</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2018</p>
</th>
<td>3.1</td>
<td>-4.1</td>
<td>-12.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2018</p>
</th>
<td>-23.7</td>
<td>35.7</td>
<td>20.6</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2018</p>
</th>
<td>-11.0</td>
<td>21.8</td>
<td>0.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2018</p>
</th>
<td>2.1</td>
<td>8.8</td>
<td>3.7</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2019</p>
</th>
<td>18.4</td>
<td>-35.3</td>
<td>-28.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2019</p>
</th>
<td>-18.8</td>
<td>12.7</td>
<td>10.6</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2019</p>
</th>
<td>-20.0</td>
<td>46.8</td>
<td>18.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2019</p>
</th>
<td>-0.5</td>
<td>17.2</td>
<td>4.4</td>
</tr>
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<p>Note: Q1 = first quarter, Q2 = second quarter, Q3 = third quarter, and Q4 = fourth quarter.</p>
<p>Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.</p>
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