Table 1. Sick leave access, provision type, and combinations of leave benefits, private industry workers, March 2020
Category Access to sick leave (all workers = 100 percent) Type of provision (all workers with paid sick leave = 100 percent) Combinations (all workers = 100 percent)
Percent Standard error Fixed number of days As needed Part of consolidated leave plan Personal leave, sick leave, or paid family leave Personal leave, sick leave, paid family leave, or vacation
Percent Standard error Percent Standard error Percent Standard error Percent Standard error Percent Standard error

All workers

75 0.9 63 1.0 3 0.2 34 0.9 78 0.9 85 0.7

Occupation

Management, professional, and related

92 0.7 59 1.7 4 0.5 37 1.6 93 0.6 95 0.6

Service

59 2.0 68 2.5 2 0.4 30 2.5 61 2.0 69 1.8

Sales and office

77 1.1 60 1.3 3 0.2 37 1.2 79 1.0 86 1.0

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

68 1.6 64 2.3 5 1.2 32 2.2 72 1.9 85 1.7

Production, transportation, and material moving

72 1.6 74 1.4 2 0.4 24 1.5 76 1.3 90 1.0

Job status

Full time

86 0.7 61 1.1 3 0.3 35 1.1 88 0.6 94 0.5

Part time

45 1.6 76 2.0 1 0.4 23 1.9 49 1.7 57 1.6

Union status

Union

88 1.4 62 1.1 3 0.3 35 1.1 91 1.2 94 1.0

Nonunion

74 1.0 77 0.9 84 0.8

Sector

Goods producing

74 1.3 65 2.0 4 0.7 30 1.9 78 1.4 92 1.1

Service providing

76 1.1 63 1.1 3 0.3 34 1.1 78 1.0 83 0.8

Industry

Construction (NAICS 23)

62 2.0 64 3.0 2 0.7 34 2.8 66 2.2 83 2.9

Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)

81 1.5 85 1.4 97 0.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities (NAICS 22, 42, 43, 48-49)

74 1.2 68 1.6 3 0.5 29 1.4 78 1.0 85 0.8

Wholesale trade (NAICS 42)

87 1.4 71 2.4 4 1.1 24 1.9 90 1.2 95 1.3

Retail trade (NAICS 44-45)

65 1.1 63 1.8 2 0.5 35 1.6 70 1.2 79 0.9

Transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49)

83 2.9 75 3.9 2 0.6 23 4.0 85 2.8 93 1.5

Utilities (NAICS 22)

96 2.8 98 1.1 99 0.8

Information (NAICS 51)

93 2.2 62 4.3 4 1.3 34 4.1 93 2.2 94 2.1

Financial activities (NAICS 52-53)

93 1.0 56 1.0 5 0.9 40 1.2 94 0.9 96 0.8

Finance and insurance (NAICS 52)

97 0.5 51 1.7 4 0.7 45 1.8 98 0.4 98 0.4

Real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53)

80 3.6 70 5.1 83 3.1 90 2.5

Professional and business services (NAICS 54-56)

79 2.1 81 2.0 87 1.7

Professional and technical services (NAICS 54)

93 1.8 56 5.1 3 1.4 41 5.0 95 1.7 95 1.7

Administrative and waste services (NAICS 56)

59 3.5 61 3.3 74 3.2

Education and health services (NAICS 61-62)

84 2.8 55 2.7 1 0.2 44 2.7 85 2.9 88 2.3

Educational services (NAICS 61)

81 3.0 83 3.1 6 1.4 11 2.9 83 3.0 84 3.1

Healthcare and social assistance (NAICS 62)

84 3.2 51 3.0 85 3.3 89 2.6

Leisure and hospitality

52 2.6 78 3.4 2 1.0 20 3.5 54 2.5 60 2.3

Accommodation and food services (NAICS 72)

50 3.3 81 3.0 2 0.8 17 3.0 52 2.6 59 3.1

Other services (NAICS 81)

68 3.0 66 5.0 4 1.2 30 4.9 71 2.6 79 3.1

Establishment size

1 to 99 workers

67 1.2 65 1.4 3 0.4 31 1.3 70 1.1 79 1.1

1 to 49 workers

66 1.4 65 1.8 4 0.5 31 1.7 68 1.3 77 1.3

50 to 99 workers

74 2.2 66 2.4 1 0.4 33 2.4 77 1.9 85 1.4

100 or more workers

85 1.2 62 1.3 2 0.4 36 1.3 87 1.1 92 1.0

100 to 499 workers

82 1.4 62 1.8 2 0.5 36 1.8 85 1.3 91 1.2

500 or more workers

88 2.0 62 1.9 3 0.6 35 1.8 90 1.9 93 1.6

Note: NAICS = North American Industry Classification System.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.