73 percent of men and 69 percent of women had access to paid leave in 2024–25

On average, 71.0 percent of wage and salary workers had access to take paid leave in 2024–25, an increase from 66.0 percent in 2017–18. The percentage of women with access to paid leave increased from 65.0 percent in 2017–18 to 69.3 percent in 2024–25. The percentage of men with access increased from 66.8 percent to 72.6 percent.

In 2024–25, wage and salary workers age 55 to 64 years were more likely to have access to paid leave than workers in other age categories. The gains in access to paid leave between 2017–18 and 2024–25 were widespread across age groups except for those 45 to 54 years and 65 years and over which were not significantly different from prior years.

These data are from a supplementary set of questions asked as part of the 2024 and 2025 American Time Use Surveys collected directly from wage and salary workers, excluding self-employed workers. The data thus represent only workers' knowledge on these topics; workers sometimes do not know whether they can use leave until they have a need to do so. To learn more, see “Access to and Use of Leave — 2024–2025 Data from the American Time Use Survey.”