Employer Reasons for Having Workers Sign Noncompete Agreements (NCAs)

Among responding employers, 2022

Notes: Of the employers surveyed, 247 reported having workers sign NCAs; percentages shown are of that 247. The questionnaire allowed employers to pick from a list of reasons why they had workers sign NCAs; employers could select more than one.
Source: U.S. GAO analysis of nongeneralizable survey of private sector employers conducted in 2022
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