Industry label | Incidence of NCAs | Upper limit of 95-percent CI | Lower limit of 95-percent CI |
---|---|---|---|
Professional, related Services |
33 | 37 | 28 |
Information, communication |
30 | 42 | 17 |
Wholesale trade |
28 | 38 | 17 |
Public administration |
23 | 30 | 15 |
Manufacturing |
20 | 25 | 16 |
Finance, insurance, real estate |
20 | 25 | 14 |
Retail trade |
17 | 22 | 13 |
Transportation, warehousing |
16 | 22 | 9 |
Other services |
12 | 19 | 5 |
Construction |
12 | 16 | 7 |
Accomodation, food services |
10 | 14 | 6 |
Educational, health, social services |
10 | 12 | 7 |
Agriculture, forestry, fisheries |
6 | 17 | -5 |
Notes: CI = confidence interval. NCA = noncompete agreement. NLSY97 = National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997. Estimates can be negative because of the linear probablity model. Source: Authors' calculations based on data from the 2017–18 interview of the NLSY97 cohort. |