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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Fixed number of days per year*
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As part of consolidated leave plan***
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*Employees earn or accrue a specified number of sick leave days per year. This number may vary by length of service.
**Plan does not specify maximum number of days.
***A consolidated leave plan provides a single amount of time-off for workers to use for multiple purposes, such as vacation, illness or personal business.
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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 August 24, 2024, 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 August 24, 2024. 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: August 24, 2024. 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/
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, https://www.statista.com/statistics/324549/percentage-of-us-workers-with-access-to-paid-sick-leave-by-occupation/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
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/