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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.
Notices
- Paid sick leave, paid vacation, and consolidated leave plan provisions in the United States, December 2022 Read More »
- Retirement Plan Provisions for Private Industry Workers, 2022 Read More »
- Employee Benefits in the United States, March 2022 Read More »
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Percentage of civilian workers with access to paid leave benefits by establishment size, March 2022
Size of establishment
Personal leave
Sick leave
Vacations
Holidays
1 to 49 workers
33%
70%
70%
72%
50 to 99 workers
48%
79%
75%
76%
100 to 499 workers
58%
84%
83%
85%
500 workers or more
61%
91%
83%
86%
Latest Numbers
Civilian Workers, Compensation
Access to defined contribution retirement plans
62% in 2022
Access to defined benefit retirement plans
25% in 2022
Access to paid holiday
79% in 2022
Access to paid vacation
77% in 2022
Access to paid sick leave
79% in 2022
Access to paid family leave
25% in 2022
Participating in medical care plans
50% in 2022
Access to wellness programs
45% in 2022
Private industry workers
Access to defined contribution retirement plans
66% in 2022
Access to defined benefit retirement plans
15% in 2022
Access to paid holiday
81% in 2022
Access to paid vacation
79% in 2022
Access to paid sick leave
77% in 2022
Access to paid family leave
24% in 2022
Participating in medical care plans
47% in 2022
Access to wellness programs
43% in 2022
State and local government workers
Access to defined contribution retirement plans
39% in 2022
Access to defined benefit retirement plans
86% in 2022
Access to paid holiday
68% in 2022
Access to paid vacation
61% in 2022
Access to paid sick leave
92% in 2022
Access to paid family leave
27% in 2022
Participating in medical care plans
68% in 2022
Access to wellness programs
63% in 2022
Historical Data
News Release
News Releases
Life insurance is available to 57% of private industry workers in March 2022
09/22/2022
Life insurance was available to 57 percent of private industry workers in March 2022. Access to life insurance plans ranged from 27 percent for workers in service occupations to 79 percent in management, professional, and related occupations.
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Next Release
The Employee Benefits in the United States, March 2023 is scheduled to be released on September 21, 2023 at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
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