Table 6. Workers who took leave from their jobs during an average week, hours of leave taken, and type of leave used, by main reason for taking leave, averages for the period 2017-2018
Table 6. Workers who took leave from their jobs during an average week, hours of leave taken, and type of leave used, by main reason for taking leave, averages for the period 2017-2018
| Main reason for taking leave |
Workers who took paid or unpaid leave during an average week |
Total (in
thousands) |
Percent |
Average hours
of leave taken |
Percent distribution by type of leave used |
| Total |
Paid leave
only |
Unpaid leave
only |
Paid and unpaid
leave |
Total |
90,476 |
91.3 |
93.10 |
900.0 |
95.5 |
91.8 |
9.8 |
Own illness or medical care |
9,115 |
9.3 |
91.60 |
900.0 |
97.9 |
90.3 |
9.8 |
Illness or medical care of another family member |
9,558 |
9.8 |
90.70 |
900.0 |
92.1 |
90.7 |
9.2 |
Childcare or eldercare (other than for illness) |
s |
9.6 |
s |
s |
s |
s |
s |
Vacation |
9,919 |
9.2 |
97.99 |
900.0 |
98.9 |
98.4 |
9.7 |
Errands or personal reasons |
9,287 |
9.4 |
9.97 |
900.0 |
91.9 |
95.5 |
9.6 |
Birth or adoption of a child |
s |
9.3 |
s |
s |
s |
s |
s |
Holiday |
9,373 |
9.7 |
90.26 |
900.0 |
92.5 |
96.0 |
9.5 |
Weather |
s |
9.3 |
s |
s |
s |
s |
s |
Other |
s |
9.7 |
s |
s |
s |
s |
s |
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Note: Data refer to wage and salary workers, 15 years and over, at their main jobs. All self-employed workers (including workers with incorporated businesses and those with unincorporated businesses) are excluded.
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Last Modified Date: October 05, 2023
United States Department of Labor
