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Employment in the voluntary sector continues to rise
Latest Labour Force Survey figures for the first quarter of 2010 show that the voluntary sector now employs 778,000 people, an increase of 6.5% over the last year. This is in contrast to the public and private sectors which have shown a decrease of 0.5% and 2.3% respectively.
The findings were produced by the Third Sector Research Centre (TSRC) and the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) in partnership with Skills -Third Sector. Read more about the findings and download a copy of the full report here.
Read more about the findings in our press release, there is also a news item on Third Sector magazine's website.
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