EconomyAug 13, 2024
Paid Leave Access by Wage Group in America 🏥
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What We’re Showing
This graphic shows the percentage of U.S. workers with access to paid leave by wage group, based on data from the Economic Policy Institute.
Key Takeaways
- The lowest income earners in America have disproportionately lower access to family, personal, sick, and vacation leave access than all other wage groups in America
- Only 40% of workers in the lowest wage category have access to sick leave due to the U.S. having no federal paid sick leave law
- Additionally, the U.S. is the only country in the OECD that does not have mandatory parental paid leave at the federal level
- Just 48% of the highest earners in the U.S. have access to paid family leave
Dataset
| Leave Benefit, by Wage Category | Lowest 10% | Lowest 25% | Second 25% | Third 25% | Highest 25% | Highest 10% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family | 6% | 14% | 26% | 30% | 41% | 48% |
| Holidays | 46% | 60% | 84% | 90% | 85% | 86% |
| Personal | 15% | 26% | 49% | 56% | 67% | 67% |
| Sick | 40% | 58% | 84% | 88% | 95% | 96% |
| Vacation | 43% | 55% | 83% | 90% | 82% | 84% |
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