Only 27% of U.S. Workers Have Access to Paid Family Leave Benefits 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

What We’re Showing

The share of civilian workers in the U.S. with access to paid family leave benefits by occupation in 2023.

Figures come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ March 2023 National Compensation Survey.

Key Takeaways

• Managerial positions are the most likely to have access to family leave by far at 39%, suggesting that higher-paying jobs often come with more benefits.
• Despite a significant increase since the last survey conducted by the BLS in 1998, which reported only 2% access among private workers in corporations of 100 or more, just over a quarter of U.S. workers have access to paid family leave benefits.
• Non-office occupations, which have significantly fewer or no opportunities to work from home, had significantly lower rates of paid family leave benefits.