The bar chart compares the percentage of self-employed workers of the total workforce in five major countries in two distinct years, between 1998 and 2008.
Overall, it can be seen that Greece and Turkey had the highest percentage of self-employed workers in both years, while the Russian Republic had the lowest figures. In addition, the percentage of self-employed workers changed in most countries from 1998 to 2008.
In 1998, Turkey employed 57% of its workforce, surpassing Greece, and the Russian Republic and Slovakia were responsible for 7% and 8% respectively. Self-employed workers accounted for 12% of the workforce in the Czech Republic.
By 2008, Turkey saw a slight decrease, however it had become the most dominant country, employing 39% of the total workforce, and around 35% of the workforce in Greece was self-employed. There was a slight rise in the other 3 countries, increasing from 7% to 8% in the Russian Republic, from 8% to 11% in Slovakia, and from 12% to 14% in the Czech Republic.
