2007 Employment

2007 Nonprofit Employment

This report presents new information on the size, composition, and distribution of paid employment in the private nonprofit sector in Indiana for the 2003 to 2005 period. It is an update of our previous reports on 2003 and 2001 data.

This report also includes analysis on Metropolitan Statistical Areas and 11 Economic Growth Regions. Regional excerpts can be found below. 

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Key Findings

  • Nonprofit employment increased by over 2 percent between 2003 and 2005, while for-profit employment increased by about 2 percent and government employment by less than 1 percent. Since 2001, nonprofit employment increased by 5 percent and government employment by 3 percent, while for-profit employment was down 1 percent 
  • The gap between nonprofit and for-profit payrolls narrowed since our previous report, as did that between nonprofit and government payrolls. Total nonprofit payrolls increased by over 10 percent, while for-profit payrolls increased by just over 8 percent and government payrolls by nearly 7 percent. From 2001 to 2005, nonprofit payrolls were up 22 percent, while government and for-profit payrolls were up respectively 13 and 10 percent
  • The gap between nonprofit and for-profit average weekly wages decreased by $11 over the 2003- 2005 period and that between nonprofit and government weekly wages decreased by $12. Over the entire 2001 to 2005 period the gap between nonprofit and for-profit average weekly wages declined by $14 and that between nonprofit and government weekly wages by $20.