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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Employees who had paid sick leave benefits in the U.S. in 2025
In 2025, 80 percent of private industry workers in the United States had access to paid sick leave benefit through their employer, compared to 96 percent of state government workers who had access to paid sick leave.Â
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U.S. Department of Labor. (September 25, 2025). Share of employees who had access to paid sick leave benefits in the U.S. in 2025, by type of worker [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/1333298/employees-with-paid-sick-leave-benefits-in-the-us/
U.S. Department of Labor. "Share of employees who had access to paid sick leave benefits in the U.S. in 2025, by type of worker." Chart. September 25, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/1333298/employees-with-paid-sick-leave-benefits-in-the-us/
U.S. Department of Labor. (2025). Share of employees who had access to paid sick leave benefits in the U.S. in 2025, by type of worker. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /statistics/1333298/employees-with-paid-sick-leave-benefits-in-the-us/
U.S. Department of Labor. "Share of Employees Who Had Access to Paid Sick Leave Benefits in The U.S. in 2025, by Type of Worker." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 25 Sep 2025, /statistics/1333298/employees-with-paid-sick-leave-benefits-in-the-us/
U.S. Department of Labor, Share of employees who had access to paid sick leave benefits in the U.S. in 2025, by type of worker ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1333298/employees-with-paid-sick-leave-benefits-in-the-us/ (last visited July 29, 2026)
Share of employees who had access to paid sick leave benefits in the U.S. in 2025, by type of worker [Graph], U.S. Department of Labor, September 25, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1333298/employees-with-paid-sick-leave-benefits-in-the-us/
