February 21, 2001 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Fitness,
wellness benefits moderately prevalent for State, local government workers
Full-time State and local government workers in the West were most likely to be eligible for a wellness program in 1998; more than 4 of every 10 were eligible for such a benefit. In the other 3 regions just over 3 in 10 were eligible for a wellness program.
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Fitness centers were a less prevalent benefit among State and local government employees. Eligibility rates ranged from 20 percent in the North Central region down to 10 percent in the Northeast.
These data on benefits are the product of the Employee
Benefits Survey. Read more in Employee Benefits in State and Local
Governments, 1998, (PDF
759K), BLS Bulletin 2531.
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