- During the 2020 COVID pandemic crisis, there was a slight increases overall in the number of people working for charities, which has since fluctuated during 2021*.
- In 2021, the number of people working for charities with fewer than 25 employees has slightly decreased from 417,701 to 413,119. The number of people working for a charity with between 50-500 employees and over 500 employees has increased.
- Over the past six years, the size of the voluntary sector workforce has increased by 17%. In this time, number of employees working for charities with 500 or more employees has grown by 63%.
*figures up to end of September 2021