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Employee Benefits
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Employee Benefits provides comprehensive data collected as part of the National Compensation Survey. Data include estimates on the percentage of workers with access to and participating in employer provided benefit plans, as well as details of what those plans provide.
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Percentage of civilian workers with access to paid leave benefits by establishment size, March 2023
Size of establishment
Personal leave
Sick leave
Vacations
Holidays
1 to 49 workers
35%
71%
70%
73%
50 to 99 workers
46%
76%
72%
73%
100 to 499 workers
57%
84%
83%
84%
500 workers or more
62%
90%
83%
85%
Latest Numbers
Civilian Workers, Compensation
Access to defined contribution retirement plans
63% in 2023
Access to defined benefit retirement plans
24% in 2023
Access to paid holiday
79% in 2023
Access to paid vacation
77% in 2023
Access to paid sick leave
80% in 2023
Access to paid family leave
27% in 2023
Participating in medical care plans
49% in 2023
Access to wellness programs
46% in 2023
Private industry workers
Access to defined contribution retirement plans
67% in 2023
Access to defined benefit retirement plans
15% in 2023
Access to paid holiday
80% in 2023
Access to paid vacation
79% in 2023
Access to paid sick leave
78% in 2023
Access to paid family leave
27% in 2023
Participating in medical care plans
46% in 2023
Access to wellness programs
43% in 2023
State and local government workers
Access to defined contribution retirement plans
39% in 2023
Access to defined benefit retirement plans
86% in 2023
Access to paid holiday
67% in 2023
Access to paid vacation
60% in 2023
Access to paid sick leave
92% in 2023
Access to paid family leave
28% in 2023
Participating in medical care plans
67% in 2023
Access to wellness programs
63% in 2023
Historical Data
News Release
News Releases
Retirement benefits are available to 94% of private industry union workers in March 2023
09/21/2023
Retirement benefits were available to 94 percent of private industry union workers. Sixty-six percent of private industry union workers had access to defined benefit plans and 63 percent had access to defined contribution plans.
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The Employee Benefits in the United States, March 2024 is scheduled to be released on September 19, 2024 at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
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