Nonprofit Job Growth Nearly Flat in 2010, Arts Field Beats the Average
Submitted by Steve on September 4, 2011
From Maria Di Mento at The Chronicle of Philanthropy:
The number of nonprofit jobs grew by just under 1 percent from 2009 to 2010, according to a study of figures in 45 states by the Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Civil Society Studies, in Baltimore. Year-to-year nonprofit job totals increased by 1.2 percent in 2009 and 2.6 percent in 2008.
However, nonprofits fared better in 2010 than for-profit companies, which saw a 0.9 percent decrease in jobs last year.
Among specific fields, Education added the most jobs in recent years, at a rate of 1.9 percent between 2007 to 2010, followed by professional services and arts — each at 1.8 percent — with health growing by 1.6 percent, and social services by 1.5 percent. Civic groups saw a 0.5 percent drop in jobs during that three-year period, according to the report.