September 25, 2009 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Paid vacation benefits, March 2009

Paid vacations: number of annual days by service requirement, civilian workers, March 2009
Length of service	Percent distribution of number of paid vacation days
Length of service	Less than 5 days	5 to 9 days	10 to 14 days	15 to 19 days	20 to 24 days	Greater than 24 days
After 1 year	7	35	39	11	6	2
After 5 years	2	9	36	36	11	6
After 10 years	2	7	15	43	23	12
After 20 years	2	6	12	17	38	25

These data featured in the TED article, Paid vacation benefits, March 2009.

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