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Summary of the Independent Sector: 1977 - 1996

 

Independent Sector 1996 (p) 1992 1987 1977
         

Total Number of Entities in the U.S.
(in thousands)

25,678 24,456 21,830 15,944

Total Independent Sector Entities
(in thousands)

1,135 1,030 907 739

Independent Sector Share

4.4% 4.2% 4.2% 4.6%
         
Total National Income, Including Value of Volunteer Time 
(in billions)
$6,430.5 $5,168.7 $3,800.8 $1,705.1

Independent Sector Share

6.2% 6.3% 5.8% 4.9%
         
Total Annual Funds - Independent Sector (in billions) $621.4 $508.5 $316.7 $111.1
         
Total U.S. Employment 
(in thousands)
147,495 136,490 129,651 103,933

Independent Sector Employment

15,943 14,628 12,449 8,791

          Paid Employees 
          (full-time & part-time)

10,237 9,128 7,390 5,520
          Volunteers
          (full-time employee equivalent)
5,706 5,500 5,059 3,271
Independent Sector Employment as a percentage of Total U.S. Employment 10.8% 10.7% 9.6% 8.5%
          Paid Employees 
          (full-time & part-time)
6.9% 6.7% 5.7% 5.3%
          Volunteers
          (full-time employee equivalent)
3.9% 4.0% 3.9% 3.1%


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