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On their own
What explains the surge in self-employment?
PERHAPS the future belongs to the self-employed. Steady jobs, after all, are hard to find. The idea that a young graduate should expect to work for 40 years with the same employer until retirement seems quaintly dated.
This article appeared in the Finance & economics section of the print edition under the headline "On their own"
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