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Employee Benefits
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Employee Benefits provides comprehensive data collected as part of the National Compensation Survey. Data include estimates on the percentage of workers with access to and participating in employer provided benefit plans, as well as details of what those plans provide.
Notices
- The National Compensation Measures Handbook of Methods has been divided into three new Handbook of Methods that focus on the three separate NCS publications (ECI, ECEC, Benefits). Read More »
- Employee Benefits in the United States, March 2025 Read More »
- Health care plan provisions for private industry workers, 2024 Read More »
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Percentage of civilian workers with access to paid leave benefits by establishment size, March 2023
Size of establishment
Personal leave
Sick leave
Vacations
Holidays
1 to 49 workers
35%
71%
70%
73%
50 to 99 workers
46%
76%
72%
73%
100 to 499 workers
57%
84%
83%
84%
500 workers or more
62%
90%
83%
85%
Latest Numbers
Civilian Workers, Compensation
Access to defined contribution retirement plans
66% in 2024
Access to defined benefit retirement plans
24% in 2024
Access to paid holiday
79% in 2024
Access to paid vacation
77% in 2024
Access to paid sick leave
81% in 2024
Participating in medical care plans
48% in 2024
Access to wellness programs
47% in 2024
Private industry workers
Access to defined contribution retirement plans
70% in 2024
Access to defined benefit retirement plans
15% in 2024
Access to paid holiday
81% in 2024
Access to paid vacation
80% in 2024
Access to paid sick leave
79% in 2024
Participating in medical care plans
45% in 2024
Access to wellness programs
44% in 2024
State and local government workers
Access to defined contribution retirement plans
39% in 2024
Access to defined benefit retirement plans
86% in 2024
Access to paid holiday
68% in 2024
Access to paid vacation
60% in 2024
Access to paid sick leave
92% in 2024
Participating in medical care plans
67% in 2024
Access to wellness programs
64% in 2024
Historical Data
News Release
News Releases
//EBS2 QCT test via ZUNI3 9/25/2025// Medical benefits are available to 72% of private...
09/25/2025
//EBS2 QCT test via ZUNI3 9/25/2025// Medical benefits were available to 72 percent of private industry workers in March 2024.
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