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September 25, 2009 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Length of service | Percent distribution of number of paid vacation days | |||||
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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.