More than a quarter of private-sector workers are subject to noncompete agreements

At least 36 million workers—27.8% of the private-sector workforce—are required to enter noncompete agreements, according to a new report from the Economic Policy Institute. The estimate confirms the pervasiveness of noncompete agreements and shows a substantial rise in noncompetes compared with a 2014 survey, which found that 18.1% of workers were covered by noncompetes.
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