Table 4. Workers who took leave from their jobs during an average week, hours of leave taken, and main reason for taking leave, by selected characteristics, averages for the period 2024-2025

Table 4. Workers who took leave from their jobs during an average week, hours of leave taken, and main reason for taking leave, by selected characteristics, averages for the period 2024-2025
Characteristic	Total workers (in thou- sands)	Workers who took paid or unpaid leave during an average week for any reason
		Total (in thou- sands)	Percent	Average hours of leave taken	Percent distribution by main reason for taking leave
		Total (in thou- sands)	Percent	Average hours of leave taken	Total	Own illness or medical care	Illness or medical care of a family member	Childcare or eldercare (other than for illness)	Vaca- tion	Errands or personal reasons	Birth or adoption of a child	Holiday	Weather	Other
Age
Total, 15 years and over	151,490	32,450	21.4	14.39	100.0	20.3	8.3	3.7	38.0	18.1	1.9	4.6	1.2	4.0
15 to 24 years	22,534	5,196	23.1	14.06	100.0	24.5	4.6	5.6	33.7	16.6	3.0	2.0	2.3	7.7
25 to 34 years	35,371	7,103	20.1	14.59	100.0	21.0	5.9	2.9	39.9	18.8	2.8	7.9	0.5	0.4
35 to 44 years	33,520	7,438	22.2	14.53	100.0	19.6	10.0	6.4	37.8	15.1	3.3	3.7	1.2	3.0
45 to 54 years	28,735	6,267	21.8	15.24	100.0	17.0	11.1	2.0	40.2	20.4	0.4	3.5	0.8	4.6
55 to 64 years	21,795	4,870	22.3	13.01	100.0	19.4	10.3	1.2	38.2	20.6	z	5.5	1.1	3.7
65 years and over	9,535	1,575	16.5	14.73	100.0	20.9	7.1	2.5	35.3	16.3	z	5.4	2.2	10.3
Sex
Men	78,956	15,959	20.2	13.78	100.0	20.6	7.1	3.7	35.1	22.5	1.1	4.8	0.5	4.6
Women	72,534	16,491	22.7	14.98	100.0	19.9	9.6	3.7	40.8	13.7	2.7	4.5	1.8	3.3
Race(1)
White	117,311	25,322	21.6	14.49	100.0	19.9	8.5	4.0	38.8	17.1	2.4	4.4	1.2	3.6
Black or African American	19,628	3,964	20.2	13.32	100.0	18.2	10.9	z	35.5	29.3	0.4	2.8	1.0	2.0
Asian	10,294	2,039	19.8	14.84	100.0	23.6	4.0	6.6	43.1	15.7	0.6	3.1	z	3.2
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity(2)
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	30,290	4,822	15.9	15.19	100.0	32.4	10.6	2.4	28.5	11.4	2.7	5.3	1.2	5.4
Non-Hispanic or Latino	121,200	27,628	22.8	14.25	100.0	18.1	7.9	3.9	39.6	19.2	1.8	4.5	1.1	3.7
Educational attainment (25 years and over)
Less than a high school diploma	7,529	728	9.7	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
High school graduates, no college	31,732	5,664	17.8	13.72	100.0	20.8	9.9	2.4	32.8	27.6	0.9	2.4	1.6	1.7
Some college or associate degree	26,327	5,306	20.2	14.18	100.0	22.2	8.4	3.9	33.1	15.7	0.2	8.0	1.2	7.3
Bachelor's degree and higher	63,369	15,556	24.5	14.75	100.0	17.9	8.6	3.3	44.0	16.1	2.6	5.0	0.5	2.1
Parent of a household child
Parent of a household child under 18 years	47,477	10,774	22.7	15.44	100.0	17.6	10.1	8.4	34.0	17.7	5.6	2.9	0.6	3.1
Parent of a child 13 to 17 years (none younger)	10,062	2,045	20.3	12.33	100.0	23.6	2.5	2.4	35.2	27.2	z	3.5	z	5.6
Parent of a child under 13 years	37,415	8,729	23.3	16.17	100.0	16.2	11.9	9.8	33.7	15.5	6.9	2.8	0.8	2.5
Not a parent of a household child under 18 years	104,014	21,675	20.8	13.86	100.0	21.6	7.4	1.3	40.0	18.2	0.1	5.5	1.4	4.4
Occupation
Management, business, and financial operations	26,106	6,350	24.3	14.08	100.0	15.2	5.2	1.4	57.3	12.6	1.7	3.3	1.3	2.0
Professional and related	43,567	10,639	24.4	15.73	100.0	21.0	9.7	5.0	36.5	15.2	3.0	5.2	0.4	3.9
Services	23,282	3,827	16.4	14.87	100.0	21.5	7.3	2.2	33.2	21.4	2.1	4.6	1.6	6.1
Sales and related	11,810	2,375	20.1	13.61	100.0	16.6	9.3	4.8	31.1	24.5	2.3	2.4	5.5	3.6
Office and administrative support	14,976	3,479	23.2	13.03	100.0	23.4	14.2	2.0	35.4	17.4	1.3	3.3	0.7	2.3
Farming, fishing, and forestry	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Construction and extraction	5,848	997	17.1	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Installation, maintenance, and repair	5,234	1,148	21.9	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Production	8,669	1,775	20.5	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Transportation and material moving	10,937	1,684	15.4	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Industry
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Construction	7,995	1,233	15.4	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Manufacturing	16,137	3,655	22.7	13.94	100.0	27.6	6.1	1.8	45.1	11.0	1.4	5.7	0.4	1.0
Wholesale and retail trade	18,855	3,502	18.6	12.27	100.0	20.6	12.3	9.0	21.2	24.2	1.0	4.4	3.7	3.6
Transportation and utilities	9,235	1,615	17.5	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Information	2,796	442	15.8	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Financial activities	9,304	2,046	22.0	13.22	100.0	11.0	1.9	4.0	53.8	20.2	z	1.6	1.8	5.7
Professional and business services	20,943	5,091	24.3	14.69	100.0	13.9	5.5	5.5	43.3	15.5	1.3	9.1	0.8	5.0
Education and health services	37,769	8,082	21.4	16.19	100.0	21.7	11.5	2.9	40.1	12.3	3.8	2.7	0.8	4.2
Leisure and hospitality	13,163	2,213	16.8	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Other services	5,576	1,294	23.2	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Public administration	7,435	2,944	39.6	14.05	100.0	21.3	10.6	2.4	33.7	24.3	1.4	4.4	z	1.9
Class of worker
Private sector	127,651	26,414	20.7	14.42	100.0	19.7	7.7	4.2	39.5	16.8	1.8	4.7	1.3	4.3
Private, for profit	113,693	23,312	20.5	14.22	100.0	19.7	7.5	4.0	39.2	17.8	1.7	4.7	1.0	4.5
Private, not for profit	13,959	3,102	22.2	15.92	100.0	19.4	8.8	5.7	42.4	9.3	3.1	4.9	3.7	2.7
Public sector	23,839	6,035	25.3	14.23	100.0	22.7	11.3	1.4	31.2	23.8	2.4	4.2	0.6	2.4
Federal government	4,577	1,427	31.2	15.23	100.0	24.4	8.5	0.8	37.6	15.6	2.9	5.3	z	4.7
State government	8,116	1,826	22.5	15.98	100.0	18.7	12.7	1.0	35.2	25.2	0.3	5.0	z	1.9
Local government	11,146	2,783	25.0	12.58	100.0	24.6	11.9	2.0	25.2	27.0	3.4	3.2	1.3	1.5
Full- and part-time status (single jobholders only)(3)
Full-time workers	111,686	24,733	22.1	14.30	100.0	19.5	8.7	3.5	39.1	17.2	1.7	5.6	1.1	3.6
Part-time workers	27,294	5,115	18.7	13.32	100.0	24.9	8.8	5.6	26.6	22.3	3.8	1.1	0.8	6.2
Usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers (single jobholders only)
Earnings less than or equal to the 25th percentile	28,286	5,043	17.8	14.31	100.0	22.9	12.5	2.3	31.4	15.8	1.9	4.3	4.9	4.1
Earnings from 25th to 50th percentiles	28,076	6,459	23.0	13.20	100.0	23.0	9.5	3.7	28.6	26.6	0.9	5.4	0.2	2.1
Earnings from 50th to 75th percentiles	27,440	6,394	23.3	15.15	100.0	17.4	7.1	3.8	49.1	11.3	1.8	7.0	0.4	2.0
Earnings greater than the 75th percentile	27,884	6,836	24.5	14.55	100.0	15.8	6.5	4.1	45.2	15.0	2.1	5.3	z	6.1
Work schedule flexibility(4)
Had flexible schedule	85,878	20,058	23.4	13.57	100.0	18.7	6.5	4.1	40.7	19.1	1.6	4.8	1.7	2.8
Did not have flexible schedule	65,612	12,391	18.9	15.72	100.0	22.8	11.3	2.9	33.6	16.4	2.4	4.3	0.3	5.8
Workplace flexibility(5)
Could work at home	55,899	13,888	24.8	14.45	100.0	15.5	6.9	5.3	48.6	13.7	2.0	4.6	0.3	3.1
Could not work at home	94,893	18,426	19.4	14.37	100.0	23.7	9.4	2.5	30.1	21.4	1.9	4.7	1.8	4.6
(1) Estimates for race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to the total because data are not presented for all races. (2) People whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. (3) Full-time workers usually work 35 hours or more per week. Part-time workers usually work less than 35 hours per week. (4) Workers with flexible schedules were able to vary or change the times they began and stopped working. (5) The subcategories do not sum to the totals because a small number of workers did not provide this information. s - Estimate is suppressed because it does not meet the American Time Use Survey publication standards. z - Estimate is approximately zero.
Note: Data refer to wage and salary workers at their main jobs. All self-employed workers (including workers with incorporated businesses and those with unincorporated businesses) are excluded. Unless otherwise specified, data refer to workers 15 years and over.

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