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Table 7

Workplaces and workers in private sector subject to noncompete agreements

By share
Workplaces where all employees are subject to noncompete agreements	31.8%
Workplaces where any employees are subject to noncompete agreements	49.4%
Private-sector workers covered by noncompete agreements	27.8%–46.5% (low- to high-end estimate)
By number
Private-sector workers covered by noncompete agreements	36–60 million (low- to high-end estimate)

Source: Original data from national survey of private-sector workplaces (see report text on estimating lower- and upper-bound estimates and the report's methodological appendix).

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Noncompete agreements: Ubiquitous, harmful to wages and to competition, and part of a growing trend of employers requiring workers to sign away their rights

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