For-Profit Nursing Home Jobs Outpacing Nonprofits

While job growth in the nonprofit sector has blossomed over the past 10 years, that's not the case in long-term care, according to a new study.

The study, conducted by researchers at The Johns Hopkins University Center for Civil Society Studies, found that more than half of the nonprofit jobs in the U.S. are in the healthcare field. The majority of those (37 percent) are at hospitals. Healthcare clinics and nursing homes combine to account for the other 20 percent.

Between 2000 and 2010, nonprofit job growth in healthcare saw an average annual increase of 2.1 percent. For-profit jobs, on the other hand, saw a decline of 0.6 percent per year.

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