In other words, laid-off workers are much less likely to be rehired by their old companies and have to find new jobs or turn to self- employment.
换句话说，下岗的工人很少有可能被他们原来的公司重新雇用，于是不得不寻找新的工作，或者转向个体经营。
Self employment
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中文百科
自雇 Self-employment
（重定向自Self employment）
自雇，或称自雇人士，其工作的雇主就是自己。此类劳务提供者承担商业风险，不受劳动法律所保障，不能享受员工福利、有薪公众假期、工伤赔偿、退休金等，有些则加入职业工会。自雇者要申报营业牌照，为其收入申报利得税、营业税。有些自雇人士是自由职业者。而公司、商店的老板也是自雇人士的一种，但他们不算是自由职业者。
英语百科
Self-employment 自雇
（重定向自Self employment）
Self-employment is the act of generating one's income directly from customers through working, clients or other organizations as opposed to being an employee of a business (or person).
Generally, tax authorities will view a person as self-employed if the person chooses to be recognized as such, or is generating income such that the person is required to file a tax return under legislation in the relevant jurisdiction. In the real world the critical issue for the taxing authorities is not that the person is trading but is whether the person is profitable and hence potentially taxable. In other words, the activity of trading is likely to be ignored if no profit is present, so occasional and hobby- or enthusiast-based economic activity is generally ignored by authorities.