Maryland’s nonprofit sector expands

Despite the dreary economy, the nonprofit sector in Maryland is growing, with jobs and nonprofit startups both on the rise, a new study says.

While the state endured a drop in total employment of 3.2 percent in 2009, nonprofit jobs were up 2 percent, says the report from Maryland Nonprofits. And over the five-year period from 2004 to 2009, nonprofit employment rose 9.5, compared to a decline of 2.1 percent in overall employment in Maryland.