Latest business population estimates show the surge in the number of businesses in the UK since the turn of the century is continuing. This has been driven mainly by big increases in self-employment, sole traders and the like. Follow this link to see our graph. Time series of number of businesses by size NH 2014 11 25 v2

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The Office for National Statistics have re-weighted the quarterly Labour Force Survey data for 2012 and 2013 so they are consistent with the latest 2014 population estimates. Contact nigel@stratagia.co.uk if you need further information or analyses of the new micro data.