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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.

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Civilian Workers, Compensation

Access to defined contribution retirement plans 61% in 2021 Historical Data

Access to defined benefit retirement plans 25% in 2021 Historical Data

Access to paid holiday 79% in 2021 Historical Data

Access to paid vacation 77% in 2021 Historical Data

Access to paid sick leave 79% in 2021 Historical Data

Access to paid family leave 23% in 2021 Historical Data

Participating in medical care plans 50% in 2021 Historical Data

Access to wellness programs 45% in 2021 Historical Data

Private industry workers

Access to defined contribution retirement plans 65% in 2021 Historical Data

Access to defined benefit retirement plans 15% in 2021 Historical Data

Access to paid holiday 81% in 2021 Historical Data

Access to paid vacation 79% in 2021 Historical Data

Access to paid sick leave 77% in 2021 Historical Data

Access to paid family leave 23% in 2021 Historical Data

Participating in medical care plans 47% in 2021 Historical Data

Access to wellness programs 42% in 2021 Historical Data

State and local government workers

Access to defined contribution retirement plans 38% in 2021 Historical Data

Access to defined benefit retirement plans 86% in 2021 Historical Data

Access to paid holiday 68% in 2021 Historical Data

Access to paid vacation 61% in 2021 Historical Data

Access to paid sick leave 92% in 2021 Historical Data

Access to paid family leave 26% in 2021 Historical Data

Participating in medical care plans 67% in 2021 Historical Data

Access to wellness programs 64% in 2021 Historical Data

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News Releases

//EBS2 Auto-Suppl Test 09072023// Civilian workers participation rate is 52%

09/06/2023

//EBS2 Auto-Suppl Test 09072023// Retirement and medical care benefits were available to 70 percent of civilian workers in July 2023.
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Next Release

The Employee Benefits in the United States, March 2023 is scheduled to be released on September 21, 2023 at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
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Publications

The Economics Daily

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Retirement plans for workers in private industry and state and local government in 2022

Sixty-nine percent of private industry workers had access to employer-provided retirement plans in March 2022. Fifty-two percent of private industry workers chose to participate in a retirement plan, for a take-up rate of 75 percent. (The take-up rate is the percent of workers with access to a plan who participate in the plan.) Among state and local government workers, 92 percent had access to a retirement plan and 82 percent chose to participate, for a take-up rate of 90 percent. read more »

Beyond the Numbers

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How do retirement plans for private industry and state and local government workers compare?

The National Compensation Survey (NCS) produces two annual publications that provide a rich amount of information on retirement plans. How retirement plans differ between private industry workers and state and local government workers is a major point of interest. What type of plans are offered to workers? Are plan characteristics different or basically the same? read more »

Monthly Labor Review

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Employee access to sick leave before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) National Compensation Survey and two BLS supplemental surveys, this article examines changes to sick leave provisions and use before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. read more »

Spotlight on Statistics

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Using BLS Data to Match People with Disabilities with Jobs

BLS has many data products that can be used to help individuals with disabilities plan their career paths. This Spotlight on Statistics highlights these products and demonstrates how they can be used to evaluate potential jobs, using two specific occupations as examples. read more »

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