Chart 4. Incidence (in percent) of NCAs in the NLSY97 by industry
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.