U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table 1. Wage and salary workers with access to paid or unpaid leave at their main job by selected characteristics, 2011 annual averages
Percent of workers with access to:
Total wage
and salary
workers Paid leave (1) Unpaid leave (1) Paid or unpaid leave (1) (2)
Characteristic (in thou-
sands)
Yes No Do not Yes No Do not Yes No Do not
know know know
Age
Total, 15 years and over.................. 139,058 59.0 39.7 1.1 76.6 15.9 7.3 90.2 7.8 1.8
15 to 24 years.......................... 20,880 26.0 71.0 3.0 80.5 15.1 4.4 86.0 11.2 2.8
25 to 34 years.......................... 30,901 63.0 35.9 0.9 79.0 13.4 7.3 92.7 5.4 1.7
35 to 44 years.......................... 28,954 65.6 33.3 .8 72.3 19.1 8.2 89.4 8.7 1.6
45 to 54 years.......................... 31,566 69.7 29.8 .5 77.3 14.7 8.0 92.2 6.3 1.5
55 to 64 years.......................... 21,254 63.9 34.6 1.0 74.5 17.3 7.7 89.2 9.1 1.4
65 years and over....................... 5,503 45.5 52.6 1.7 74.3 17.5 7.5 88.5 8.3 2.4
Sex
Men...................................... 73,430 60.3 38.6 1.0 75.4 17.3 7.0 89.8 8.4 1.5
Women.................................... 65,628 57.5 41.0 1.3 77.9 14.3 7.6 90.6 7.1 2.1
Race (3)
White.................................... 116,125 58.9 39.8 1.2 76.9 15.4 7.5 90.5 7.7 1.7
Black or African American................ 15,204 60.6 38.2 1.0 76.7 17.5 5.5 90.4 7.6 1.8
Asian.................................... 5,188 62.2 36.8 .2 72.1 20.0 6.8 87.1 9.7 2.1
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity (4)
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity............. 18,511 43.0 55.1 1.9 71.2 23.3 5.6 81.8 15.6 2.6
Nonhispanic.............................. 120,548 61.4 37.3 1.0 77.4 14.8 7.5 91.5 6.6 1.7
Educational attainment (25 years
and over)
Less than a high school diploma.......... 8,002 34.9 63.9 1.2 70.4 24.9 4.8 80.7 16.6 2.7
High school graduates, no college........ 33,358 61.1 38.2 .4 75.8 18.0 5.9 88.6 9.1 2.1
Some college or associate degree......... 30,886 66.4 32.4 .9 78.2 14.6 6.9 92.8 6.1 .8
Bachelor's degree and higher............. 45,932 71.6 27.2 .9 75.3 14.1 10.3 93.1 5.0 1.6
Parent of a household child
Parent of a household child under
18 years............................... 47,401 63.2 36.0 .7 76.6 16.6 6.6 90.2 7.9 1.8
Parent of a child 13 to 17 (none
younger)............................. 9,711 66.3 33.4 .3 71.6 18.7 9.7 87.8 9.4 2.9
Parent of a child under 13............. 37,690 62.4 36.7 .7 77.9 16.1 5.8 90.9 7.5 1.5
Not a parent of a household child
under 18............................... 91,657 56.8 41.6 1.4 76.5 15.5 7.6 90.2 7.8 1.8
Health (5)
Excellent................................ 38,052 58.6 39.6 1.2 75.0 17.5 7.0 89.3 8.8 1.4
Very good................................ 52,725 62.0 36.9 1.0 79.9 13.0 7.0 92.8 5.3 1.8
Good..................................... 38,054 56.5 42.5 1.0 74.8 17.0 7.9 88.1 9.7 2.1
Fair or poor............................. 10,227 53.4 44.5 2.0 71.8 20.8 7.2 87.8 10.0 2.1
Occupation
Management, business, and financial
operations............................. 21,246 77.2 21.5 .9 72.3 16.9 10.2 92.8 5.1 1.5
Professional and related................. 32,140 69.4 29.5 .8 76.2 13.2 10.2 93.0 5.2 1.5
Services................................. 24,004 35.7 62.4 2.0 79.7 15.5 4.7 87.3 10.9 1.8
Sales and related........................ 14,042 44.6 52.2 3.1 75.3 18.1 6.5 85.4 10.5 3.9
Office and administrative support........ 18,929 66.0 33.2 .6 78.6 14.6 6.5 91.7 6.5 1.5
Farming, fishing, and forestry........... 703 (8) (8) (8) (8) (8) (8) (8) (8) (8)
Construction and extraction.............. 6,878 36.1 63.5 .4 71.3 24.2 4.5 84.7 13.7 1.6
Installation, maintenance, and repair.... 4,972 71.3 28.6 .1 79.0 16.7 4.3 91.6 7.2 1.2
Production............................... 7,688 62.9 36.4 .7 81.5 14.7 3.8 90.4 8.1 1.4
Transportation and material moving....... 8,456 58.3 41.0 .5 75.6 17.7 6.5 89.0 9.3 1.6
Industry
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and
hunting................................ 1,251 32.5 67.1 ~0 83.5 16.1 ~0 87.7 11.9 ~0
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas
extraction............................. 1,014 (8) (8) (8) (8) (8) (8) (8) (8) (8)
Construction............................. 8,684 38.5 60.9 .5 71.2 23.8 4.9 85.2 13.3 1.3
Manufacturing............................ 14,272 73.2 25.9 .8 79.5 12.8 7.5 92.5 5.6 1.7
Wholesale and retail trade............... 19,279 53.5 43.7 2.8 77.6 16.1 6.2 88.8 8.3 2.8
Transportation and utilities............. 7,411 72.2 27.2 ~0 74.6 18.8 6.1 89.0 10.4 ~0
Information.............................. 3,548 59.9 38.7 1.3 69.1 20.8 9.3 85.7 10.1 3.4
Financial activities..................... 8,096 79.0 20.3 .2 74.9 13.4 11.0 95.4 3.9 .2
Professional and business services....... 15,433 56.4 42.3 1.3 77.5 13.0 9.4 89.5 7.9 2.6
Education and health services............ 34,912 65.3 33.8 .6 76.5 14.9 8.2 91.9 6.0 1.9
Leisure and hospitality.................. 13,224 24.8 71.7 3.2 80.2 16.1 3.4 86.5 11.1 2.2
Other services........................... 5,066 42.2 57.6 .2 72.9 21.2 6.0 85.7 13.5 .8
Public administration.................... 6,870 89.2 10.7 .2 76.0 14.6 9.4 98.2 1.7 .2
Class of worker (6)
Private sector........................... 111,092 56.8 41.7 1.3 77.3 15.4 7.0 90.4 7.5 1.8
Private, for profit.................... 100,795 56.2 42.2 1.4 77.7 15.3 6.7 90.2 7.7 1.8
Private, not for profit................ 10,296 63.0 36.7 .3 73.2 16.4 10.0 92.3 6.3 1.4
Public sector............................ 23,586 76.1 23.1 .7 75.5 15.2 9.2 92.9 5.1 1.9
Federal government..................... 3,878 86.3 12.0 1.7 79.2 9.1 11.7 95.7 2.6 1.7
State government....................... 8,627 75.3 24.2 .5 76.3 14.3 9.5 94.7 3.6 1.7
Local government....................... 11,082 73.1 26.0 .6 73.6 18.0 8.1 90.4 7.2 2.0
Full- and part-time status
(single jobholders only)
Full-time workers........................ 98,492 71.4 27.5 .8 76.3 15.5 7.8 92.6 6.0 1.1
Part-time workers........................ 27,743 22.4 74.8 2.6 81.4 14.3 4.3 85.2 11.8 3.0
Earnings of full-time workers
(single jobholders only) (7)
$0 - $540................................ 24,229 50.1 48.2 1.5 78.0 16.5 5.1 88.4 9.6 1.6
$541 - $830.............................. 23,989 77.1 21.9 .9 78.9 14.1 6.9 94.7 4.0 1.2
$831 - $1,230............................ 23,260 81.2 17.8 .7 74.8 15.0 9.7 95.3 3.4 1.0
$1,231 and higher........................ 24,195 82.8 16.4 .4 75.4 14.1 10.1 94.9 4.0 .7
1 The subcategories do not sum to 100 percent because a small number of workers did not provide this information.
2 Some workers have access to both paid and unpaid leave.
3 Estimates for the race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races.
4 Persons of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity may be of any race.
5 Health status was self-reported by individuals who participated in the survey.
6 Class of worker estimates do not include self-employed incorporated workers.
7 These values are based on usual weekly earnings. Each earnings range represents approximately 25 percent of full-time wage and salary workers
(except self-employed incorporated workers) who held only one job.
8 Estimate is suppressed because it does not meet the American Time Use Survey publication standards.
~0 Estimate is approximately zero.
NOTE: Unless otherwise specified, data refer to wage and salary workers age 15 years and over. Self-employed workers whose businesses are
incorporated are classified as wage and salary workers.
