September 01, 2006 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Leave benefits in 2006

Paid leave was the most commonly provided employee benefit in the private sector in March 2006.

Percent of workers with access to leave benefits, all workers, private industry, March 2006
[Chart data—TXT]

Paid vacations were available to 77 percent of employees and paid holidays available to 76 percent.

Paid jury duty leave was also common, available to 70 percent of workers. Forty-eight percent of workers had paid military leave benefits.

These data are from the BLS National Compensation Survey program. Learn more in "Employee Benefits in Private Industry, 2006" (PDF) (TXT), news release USDL 06-1482 and in "National Compensation Survey: Employee Benefits in Private Industry in the United States, March 2006," (PDF) Summary 06-05.

 

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