July 26, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Employee benefits in private industry and state and local government, March 2012

Access rates to selected benefits among workers in private industry, by full- and part-time status and occupational group, March 2012
Characteristic	Percent of workers with access to
Characteristic	Retirement benefits	Medical care benefits	Paid sick leave
Full time	74	86	75
Part time	38	24	23
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related	79	87	84
Service	40	41	40
Sales and office	69	72	65
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	65	77	53
Production, transportation, and material moving	66	75	52

Access rates to selected benefits among workers in state and local government, by full- and part-time status and occupational group, March 2012
Characteristic	Percent of workers with access to
Characteristic	Retirement benefits	Medical care benefits	Paid sick leave
Full time	99	99	98
Part time	39	24	40
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related	91	89	90
Service	83	81	85
Sales and office	89	87	89
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	95	95	95
Production, transportation, and material moving	87	83	87

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