Maryland nonprofit job growth outpaces private sector

Two reports out Monday shed some light on Maryland’s nonprofit sector.

The number of nonprofit organizations and nonprofit jobs have both grown over the last few years, with nonprofits accounting for 11 percent of the state’s total workforce during the first quarter of 2012, according to the reports, “Maryland Nonprofit Employment Update,” by Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Societies Studies, and “2013 Nonprofits by the Numbers,” by Maryland Nonprofits.

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