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Paid sick leave was available to 80 percent of private industry workers in 2025
February 10, 2026
With flu season in full swing, let’s examine how many U.S. workers had access to paid leave benefits last year.
Eighty percent of private industry workers had access to paid sick leave in 2025. In the Pacific census division, 98.0 percent of workers had access to paid sick leave benefits, followed by 89.0 percent of workers in the New England division, and 88.0 percent of workers in the Middle Atlantic division. Sixty-three percent of workers in the East South Central census division had access to paid sick leave in 2025.
Percent of private sector employees with access to selected benefits in 2025, by census division
Census division
Paid sick leave
Paid holidays
All workers
80
81
Northeast
88
83
New England
89
86
Middle Atlantic
88
82
South
70
80
South Atlantic
72
81
East South Central
63
78
West South Central
71
81
Midwest
76
82
East North Central
76
82
West North Central
75
83
West
94
81
Mountain
87
77
Pacific
98
83
In 2025, 81.0 percent of private industry workers in the United States had access to paid holidays, and the average number of paid holidays was 8 days.
United States Department of Labor
