In 2023, 72 percent of employees working for private industries in the U.S. had access to health care benefits through employer-sponsored benefit plans, while 95 percent of state government workers had access to healthcare benefits. This statistic illustrates the share of employees who had access to employer sponsored healthcare benefit plans in the U.S. in 2023, by type of worker.
Share of employees who had access to healthcare benefits in the U.S. in 2023, by type of worker
The source adds the following: "Employees are considered to have access to a benefit plan if it is available for their use. For example, if an employee is permitted to participate in a health care plan offered by the employer, but the
employee declines to do so, the employee is classified as having access to healthcare benefits."
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US Department of Labor. (September 21, 2023). Share of employees who had access to healthcare benefits in the U.S. in 2023, by type of worker [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332699/employees-with-access-to-healthcare-benefits-in-the-us-by-workplace/
US Department of Labor. "Share of employees who had access to healthcare benefits in the U.S. in 2023, by type of worker." Chart. September 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332699/employees-with-access-to-healthcare-benefits-in-the-us-by-workplace/
US Department of Labor. (2023). Share of employees who had access to healthcare benefits in the U.S. in 2023, by type of worker. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332699/employees-with-access-to-healthcare-benefits-in-the-us-by-workplace/
US Department of Labor. "Share of Employees Who Had Access to Healthcare Benefits in The U.S. in 2023, by Type of Worker." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332699/employees-with-access-to-healthcare-benefits-in-the-us-by-workplace/
US Department of Labor, Share of employees who had access to healthcare benefits in the U.S. in 2023, by type of worker Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332699/employees-with-access-to-healthcare-benefits-in-the-us-by-workplace/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of employees who had access to healthcare benefits in the U.S. in 2023, by type of worker [Graph], US Department of Labor, September 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332699/employees-with-access-to-healthcare-benefits-in-the-us-by-workplace/
