In 2022, about 73 percent of workers in service related occupations had a fixed number of days per year for paid sick leave, while 66 percent of all workers on average in different industries had a fixed number of days per year for paid sick leave.
Share of civilian workers with access to paid sick leave in the United States as of March 2021, by occupation and type of leave provision
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Share of civilian workers with access to paid sick leave in the United States as of March 2021, by occupation and type of leave provision
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (September 22, 2022). Share of civilian workers with access to paid sick leave in the United States as of March 2021, by occupation and type of leave provision [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/324549/percentage-of-us-workers-with-access-to-paid-sick-leave-by-occupation/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Share of civilian workers with access to paid sick leave in the United States as of March 2021, by occupation and type of leave provision." Chart. September 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/324549/percentage-of-us-workers-with-access-to-paid-sick-leave-by-occupation/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2022). Share of civilian workers with access to paid sick leave in the United States as of March 2021, by occupation and type of leave provision. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/324549/percentage-of-us-workers-with-access-to-paid-sick-leave-by-occupation/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Share of Civilian Workers with Access to Paid Sick Leave in The United States as of March 2021, by Occupation and Type of Leave Provision." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/324549/percentage-of-us-workers-with-access-to-paid-sick-leave-by-occupation/
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Share of civilian workers with access to paid sick leave in the United States as of March 2021, by occupation and type of leave provision [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/324549/percentage-of-us-workers-with-access-to-paid-sick-leave-by-occupation/
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