Third sector workforce expands by 26% in 10 years

By Andy Ricketts, Third Sector, 31 October 2007

The number of paid workers in the voluntary sector has increased by more than a quarter over a 10-year period, according to research released today.

The UK Voluntary Sector Workforce Almanac 2007 , published by the Workforce Hub, shows that the sector grew from 483,000 employees in 1996 to 611,000 by the end of 2005 - an increase of 26 per cent. The rise means that the voluntary sector accounts for 2 per cent of...

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