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
Senior government officials have preliminarily discussed taking direct stakes in AI developers since early last year as part of a broader effort to take a more active role in 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
When Bondi was ousted from the Department of Justice at the beginning of April, she said she was excited to be entering a role in the private sector.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
The Dow Jones Industrial Average had fallen 449 points, to its lowest level in four years, and most of the market-moving news was coming not from the private sector but from government officials.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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