private sector

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All of the job gains recorded in May were among full-time workers and were led by the private sector.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Healthcare continued to dominate job growth in the private sector, but others also showed gains.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

In 2023, the U.S. parent companies of U.S.-based multinational companies paid their 29.9 million workers in America an average total compensation of $97,078—about 20% above the average in the rest of the private sector.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

The Election Security Group does this through detailed information-sharing across agencies and with local officials and the private sector.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

Thinking he could fare better in the private sector, he eventually quit the force to go into business with friends.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung