Nonprofit employment in Indiana outpaced employment in the public and for-profit sectors between 2000 and 2003, a new report from Indiana University's School of Public and Environmental Affairs and Center on Philanthropy finds.

The study, Indiana Nonprofit Employment Analysis, shows that while nonprofit employment in the state grew by more than 5 percent between 2000 and 2003, public-sector employment increased by only 3 percent while for-profit employment fell by almost 6 percent. The report also found that the nonprofit sector continues to be a significant economic force in the state, accounting for nearly one out of every twelve paid workers, with roughly half (52 percent) of those workers employed in health services, 13 percent involved in education, and 12 percent engaged in social assistance.

"We also know from our survey of Indiana nonprofits that substantial proportions reported an increase in demand for services, while revenues frequently trailed expenditures, suggesting that nonprofits were trying to maintain services in order to meet increased demands, even though some, at least, were squeezed by declining or stagnating revenues," said Kirsten Gr�nbjerg, project director for the study.

The employment report is part of the ongoing Indiana Nonprofit Sector: Scope and Community Dimensions project, an initiative launched in 1999 to examine the size and composition of the Indiana nonprofit sector and the critical role Indiana nonprofits play in their communities.

To read or download the complete report, visit: http://www.indiana.edu/~nonprof.