Labor & staffing
Self-employment rate vs overall workforce
In 2021, 33% of US personal appearance professionals were self-employed, compared with only 7% of the overall US workforce, reflecting the prevalence of booth-rental and independent models in beauty.
The structural driver behind booth-rental and salon-suite arrangements.
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Source
Where this number comes from. The end of the reference chain.
Economic Snapshot of the Salon Industry, October 2022
Professional Beauty Association (PBA)/2022/report
Where this number is used
Every page on Sheen that leans on this figure. This is the point: a number is not a dead end, it is a node, and you can see exactly what it supports and follow it up the hierarchy.
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