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Nonprofits account for 11.4 million jobs, 10.3 percent of all private sector employment
October 21, 2014
The Bureau of Labor Statistics developed research data on employment, wages and establishment figures for nonprofit organizations. These figures provide an insight into this important segment of the U.S. economy. The following animated map, made from these data, shows nonprofit employment as a percentage of total state employment from 2007 to 2012.
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Nonprofit employment as a percentage of total private employment,
by state, 2007–2012
10.0% or higher
8.0% to 9.9%
6.0% to 7.9%
4.0% to 5.9%
3.9% or lower
%
Hover over a state to see data.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Nonprofit employment as a percent of total private employment
Nonprofit employment as a percentage of total private employment, by state, 2007–2012
State
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Alabama
4.7
4.8
5.1
5.3
5.3
5.4
Alaska
12.0
11.8
12.5
13.1
13.2
13.2
Arizona
6.4
6.9
7.6
8.1
8.1
8.1
Arkansas
8.0
8.3
8.9
8.9
9.0
9.1
California
7.1
7.4
8.1
8.2
8.3
8.2
Colorado
6.6
6.8
7.4
7.7
7.8
7.7
Connecticut
12.7
13.1
13.9
14.3
14.3
14.4
Delaware
9.6
10.5
11.3
11.5
11.6
11.6
District of Columbia
25.2
25.5
26.6
26.6
26.7
26.6
Florida
6.2
6.7
7.2
7.5
7.5
7.4
Georgia
6.3
6.6
7.3
7.4
7.4
7.4
Hawaii
10.5
10.7
11.3
11.7
11.6
11.6
Idaho
5.4
5.8
6.3
6.7
6.9
7.0
Illinois
10.2
10.5
11.3
11.5
11.4
11.3
Indiana
8.7
9.0
9.9
10.0
10.1
10.1
Iowa
10.8
10.9
11.5
11.7
11.6
11.5
Kansas
8.0
8.2
8.7
8.9
8.9
8.8
Kentucky
8.3
8.6
9.2
9.4
9.5
9.6
Louisiana
6.3
6.5
7.0
7.2
7.3
7.3
Maine
15.9
16.3
17.2
17.6
17.6
17.7
Maryland
11.7
12.1
12.9
13.2
13.2
13.3
Massachusetts
16.8
17.2
18.0
18.2
17.8
17.7
Michigan
10.6
11.1
12.1
12.2
11.5
11.4
Minnesota
13.0
13.5
14.3
14.5
14.4
14.4
Mississippi
5.5
5.6
6.1
6.3
6.4
6.4
Missouri
9.8
10.1
10.8
11.0
11.1
11.2
Montana
13.0
13.4
14.5
14.9
14.8
14.8
Nebraska
10.0
10.2
10.6
10.9
10.9
10.7
Nevada
2.1
2.2
2.5
2.6
2.8
2.7
New Hampshire
13.1
13.7
14.6
14.8
14.7
14.6
New Jersey
9.1
9.3
9.8
9.9
9.9
9.8
New Mexico
7.2
7.4
7.9
8.1
8.1
8.1
New York
17.3
17.5
18.4
18.5
18.3
18.1
North Carolina
7.2
7.8
8.5
8.8
8.8
8.8
North Dakota
15.9
16.2
16.4
16.5
15.8
14.7
Ohio
10.7
11.1
12.0
12.2
12.0
12.0
Oklahoma
5.9
6.0
6.5
6.6
6.6
6.5
Oregon
10.5
11.1
12.0
12.4
12.4
12.2
Pennsylvania
14.9
15.3
16.0
16.1
15.9
15.9
Rhode Island
17.0
17.6
18.4
18.7
18.5
18.1
South Carolina
4.5
4.7
5.2
5.4
5.4
5.4
South Dakota
13.0
13.3
13.9
14.4
14.4
14.6
Tennessee
7.5
7.8
8.5
8.6
8.5
8.3
Texas
4.7
4.8
5.1
5.3
5.2
5.1
Utah
5.7
6.1
6.5
6.8
6.8
6.7
Vermont
16.0
16.5
17.5
17.6
17.6
17.9
Virginia
7.5
8.1
8.5
8.6
8.6
8.7
Washington
8.2
8.5
9.2
9.5
9.6
9.5
West Virginia
11.5
11.9
12.5
12.7
12.6
12.7
Wisconsin
10.9
11.3
12.1
12.3
12.2
12.2
Wyoming
5.6
5.6
6.1
6.3
6.1
5.9
In 2012, employment in nonprofit organizations was 11,426,870 (which was 10.3 percent of total U.S. private sector employment). This was up from 10,534,183, or 9.2 percent, in 2007. From 2007 to 2012, the share of those employed in nonprofit organizations increased for most states.
The District of Columbia consistently had the highest percentage of nonprofit employment, reaching a high of 26.7 percent in 2011. New York and Rhode Island also had a high share of nonprofit employment over the period examined. Nevada had a consistently low share of nonprofit employment (2.1 percent in 2007 and 2.7 percent in 2012). Texas, Alabama, South Carolina, and Wyoming each had less than 6.0 percent of its total employment in nonprofit organizations in 2012.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Nonprofits account for 11.4 million jobs, 10.3 percent of all private sector employment at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2014/ted_20141021.htm (visited April 25, 2024).
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