July 28, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Access to benefits in private industry, March 2011

Access to selected benefits, by worker characteristic, private industry, March 2011
Characteristic	Percent of workers with access to
Characteristic	Paid sick leave	Retirement benefits	Medical care benefits	Paid vacation
All workers	63	64	69	77
Part time	27	37	23	37
Full time	75	73	85	91
Lowest 10 percent of wage earners	21	28	20	38
Highest 10 percent of wage earners	87	87	93	90
Nonunion	62	61	67	76
Union	71	90	92	90

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