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Thousands of young people are working in Baltimore County jobs this summer.

Baltimore’s YouthWorks summer jobs program is providing work opportunities for more than 5,400 young people. The youths, ages 14 to 24, are employed at more than 400 private sector and nonprofit organizations throughout the city.

The youths will work 30-hours per week through August 6. Work settings include summer camps, hospitals, universities, and law offices. There also are many green jobs and positions in the Youth Ambassador Program.

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Those looking for Baltimore County jobs should consider working for a nonprofit.

A recent report from the Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies found that employment in nonprofits throughout Maryland increased by 2.7 percent to 256,628 jobs during 2008. Nonprofit workers account for about 10 percent of overall employment in the state and are the second largest employer, behind only retail, contributing more than $11.5 million in wages to the local economy.

In comparison, for-profit employment in Maryland decreased by 3.3 percent during 2008. However, the effects of the economic recession have still been felt in the nonprofit industry, as endowments, charitable contributions and other funding sources have declined along with the rest of the economy.

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