{"id":14573,"date":"2024-02-16T10:06:04","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T10:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobera.com\/?p=14573"},"modified":"2024-02-16T10:06:04","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T10:06:04","slug":"us-paid-holiday-statistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobera.com\/resources\/us-paid-holiday-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Paid Holiday Statistics: Navigating The Time-Off Trends [2026]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Are all Americans enjoying paid leave?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About 40 million Americans<\/strong> are not paid for holidays i.e., <strong>1 in 4 <\/strong>employees <strong>do not <\/strong>receive paid holidays.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The<strong> average length<\/strong> of paid holidays is <strong>7.6 days<\/strong> in the US.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Only 3%<\/strong> of workers receive <strong>more than 14 days<\/strong> of paid holidays in the US.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Did you know holidays impact your work-life balance?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>46%<\/strong> of employees <strong>do not use their paid<\/strong> holidays because they fear they have to do a lot of pending work after the holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ready for a better break?<\/em> Explore revealing US paid holiday statistics and redefine your time away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><nav><ul><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#top-us-paid-holiday-statistics-editors-pick\">Top US Paid Holiday Statistics: Editor\u2019s Pick<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#general-paid-holidays-statistics\">General Paid Holidays Statistics<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#popular-paid-holidays-in-the-us\">Popular Paid Holidays in the US<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#paid-holiday-statistics-by-industry\">Paid Holiday Statistics By Industry\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#paid-holiday-statistics-by-location\">Paid Holiday Statistics By Location<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"top-us-paid-holiday-statistics-editors-pick\">Top US Paid Holiday Statistics: Editor\u2019s Pick<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.jobera.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/us-paid-holiday-christmas-1024x427.png\" alt=\"97% of US workers enjoy paid holidays on Thanksgiving and Christmas\" class=\"wp-image-14577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jobera.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/us-paid-holiday-christmas-1024x427.png 1024w, https:\/\/jobera.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/us-paid-holiday-christmas-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/jobera.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/us-paid-holiday-christmas-768x320.png 768w, https:\/\/jobera.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/us-paid-holiday-christmas.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The average length of paid holidays is <strong>six days<\/strong>. <sup>[2]<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Only 3%<\/strong> of workers receive <strong>more than 14 days<\/strong> of paid holidays in the US. <sup>[5]<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>About 40 million Americans<\/strong> are not paid for holidays i.e., <strong>1 in 4 <\/strong>employees <strong>do not <\/strong>receive paid holidays. <sup>[5]<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>32%<\/strong> of Americans receive a paid holiday in honor of <strong>Martin Luther King, Jr.\u2019s birthday<\/strong>. <sup>[9]<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The manufacturing industry<\/strong> is reported to provide the <strong>best-paid<\/strong> holidays to <strong>97%<\/strong> of its employees. <sup>[3]<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>Leisure and Hospitality industry<\/strong> offers the worst paid holidays with <strong>only 37%<\/strong> of employees in this industry getting paid holidays. <sup>[3]<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Northeastern US<\/strong> <strong>states <\/strong>have recorded a good number of paid holidays. <sup>[1]<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>77%<\/strong> of <strong>private industry workers<\/strong> and<strong> 92%<\/strong> of <strong>state and<\/strong> <strong>local government workers <\/strong>have <strong>paid sick leave.<\/strong> <sup>[7]<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"general-paid-holidays-statistics\">General Paid Holidays Statistics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About 40 million Americans<\/strong> are not paid for holidays i.e., <strong>1 in 4 <\/strong>employees <strong>do not <\/strong>receive paid holidays. <sup>[5]<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Only 3%<\/strong> of workers receive <strong>more than 14 days<\/strong> of paid holidays in the US. <sup>[5]<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is interesting to note that<strong> 46%<\/strong> of employees <strong>do not use their paid<\/strong> holidays because they fear they have to do a lot of pending work after the holidays. <sup>[5]<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.jobera.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/do-you-use-paid-holidays-1024x768.png\" alt=\"do you use the paid holidays offered by your employer\" class=\"wp-image-14578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jobera.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/do-you-use-paid-holidays-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/jobera.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/do-you-use-paid-holidays-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/jobera.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/do-you-use-paid-holidays-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/jobera.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/do-you-use-paid-holidays.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>How long do your paid holidays last?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The average length of paid holidays is <strong>six days<\/strong>. <sup>[2]<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>21%<\/strong> of US employees receive <strong>six paid holidays <\/strong>per year. <sup>[2]<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>48% <\/strong>of companies are reported to provide<strong> floating holidays<\/strong>, in which employees are allowed to take paid leave as per their choice. <sup>[4]<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"popular-paid-holidays-in-the-us\">Popular Paid Holidays in the US<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Let\u2019s see which jobs mostly give paid holidays!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>97%<\/strong> of US workers enjoy paid holidays on <strong>Thanksgiving and Christmas<\/strong>. <sup>[8]<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Independence Day<\/strong> is the next popular paid holiday, as <strong>92%<\/strong> of civilian workers received paid-offs. <sup>[8]<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>91%<\/strong> receive a paid holiday on <strong>Labor Day.<\/strong> <sup>[8]<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>90%<\/strong> of civilian workers receive paid holiday to celebrate <strong>New Year<\/strong>. <sup>[9]<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>90%<\/strong> of all civilian workers are reported to receive a paid holiday on <strong>Memorial Day. <\/strong><sup>[9]<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>32%<\/strong> of Americans receive a paid holiday in honor of <strong>Martin Luther King, Jr.\u2019s birthday<\/strong>. <sup>[9]<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>According to 2023 statistics, paid holiday statistics are followed by <strong>81%<\/strong> of <strong>private industry workers<\/strong> and <strong>68%<\/strong> of<strong> state and local government workers. <\/strong><sup>[7]<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>77%<\/strong> of <strong>private industry workers<\/strong> and<strong> 92%<\/strong> of <strong>state and<\/strong> <strong>local government workers <\/strong>have <strong>paid sick leave.<\/strong> <sup>[7]<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.jobera.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/us-paid-leave-benefits-1024x683.png\" alt=\"access to paid leave benefits\" class=\"wp-image-14581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jobera.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/us-paid-leave-benefits-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/jobera.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/us-paid-leave-benefits-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/jobera.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/us-paid-leave-benefits-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/jobera.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/us-paid-leave-benefits.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"paid-holiday-statistics-by-industry\">Paid Holiday Statistics By Industry&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Does your industry offer enough paid leave?&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Let\u2019s find out!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The manufacturing industry<\/strong> is reported to provide the <strong>best-paid<\/strong> holidays to <strong>97%<\/strong> of its employees. <sup>[3]<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IT and Finance industries<\/strong> also provide good access to paid holidays to their employees. Their leaves extend up to <strong>8-9 days<\/strong>. <sup>[3]<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Leisure and Hospitality industry<\/strong> offers the worst paid holidays with <strong>only 37%<\/strong> of employees in this industry getting paid holidays. <sup>[3]<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here we have reviewed the average number of days and percentage of paid holidays given in an industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Industry<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>% of employees that are offered leave<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Average Number of Days<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Manufacturing<\/td><td>97%<\/td><td>9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>IT<\/td><td>97%<\/td><td>8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Finance Services<\/td><td>94%<\/td><td>9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Education &amp; Health Services<\/td><td>82%<\/td><td>8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Trade, Transportation &amp; Utilities<\/td><td>81%<\/td><td>7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Business Services<\/td><td>78%<\/td><td>9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Construction<\/td><td>73%<\/td><td>7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Leisure &amp; Hospitality<\/td><td>37%<\/td><td>6<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"paid-holiday-statistics-by-location\">Paid Holiday Statistics By Location<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Europen (20) and South American<\/strong> countries have <strong>more average paid<\/strong> leaves than US (7.6). <sup>[1]<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Finland<\/strong> employees receive up to <strong>30 paid holidays<\/strong>, as opposed to the US <strong>average of 7.6 days. <\/strong><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Northeastern US<\/strong> <strong>states <\/strong>have recorded a good number of paid holidays. <sup>[1]<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here we have listed the holidays that are usually paid holidays in every American state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>New Year\u2019s Day<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Memorial Day<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Independence Day<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Labor Day<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thanksgiving Day<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Christmas Day<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>10th June<\/strong> is a paid holiday for every US state except <strong>South Dakota<\/strong>. <sup>[6]<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nine states<\/strong> including Hawaii, Delaware, Illinois, Montana, Indiana, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania offer paid holidays on <strong>Election Day. <\/strong><sup>[6]<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some other holidays in US States are<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th><strong>Holidays<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>States Where Holiday is Recognized<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>President\u2019s Day<\/td><td>41 states, excluding Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina, Louisiana, Delaware, Rhode Island, and Florida<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Indigenous People\u2019s Day (Columbus Day)<\/td><td>24 States, including Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Day After Thanksgiving<\/td><td>18 states, including Delaware, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Christmas Eve<\/td><td>12 states, including Connecticut, Delaware, Guam, Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Puerto Rico, and Tennessee.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#fff9ed\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>If you found this article interesting, you might enjoy these too:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p>[related_posts_by_tax taxonomies=&#8221;category,post_tag&#8221; posts_per_page=&#8221;5&#8243; orderby=&#8221;post_modified&#8221; title=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"fa-qs\">FAQs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-is-the-average-number-of-paid-holidays-in-the-us\">What is the average number of paid holidays in the US?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>7.6 days is the average number of paid holidays in the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-are-floating-holidays\">What are floating holidays?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Floating holidays are paid days off on employees&#8217; choice of day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"which-industry-has-the-highest-paid-holidays\">Which industry has the highest-paid holidays?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The manufacturing industry is reported to provide the best-paid holidays to 97% of its employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"which-industry-has-the-lowest-paid-holidays\">Which industry has the lowest-paid holidays?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Leisure and Hospitality industry offers the worst paid holidays with only 37% of employees in this industry getting paid holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-are-major-paid-holidays-in-the-us\">What are major paid holidays in the US?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>These are major paid holidays in the US<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>New Year\u2019s Day<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Memorial Day<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Independence Day<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Labor Day<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thanksgiving Day<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Christmas Day<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MLK Jr. Day<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Veterans Day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"wrapping-up\">Wrapping Up&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The average length of paid holidays is 7.6 days in the US. About <strong>40 million Americans<\/strong> are <strong>not paid for holidays<\/strong>. Only 3% of workers receive more than 14 days of paid holidays in the US.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The manufacturing industry is reported to provide the <strong>best-paid holidays <\/strong>to 97% of its employees. IT and Finance industries also provide good access to paid holidays to their employees. Their leaves extend up to 8-9 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New Year\u2019s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day are holidays that are usually paid holidays in every American state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sources\">Sources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Employmentlawhandbook.com. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.employmentlawhandbook.com\/leave-laws\/federal-state-holidays\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Federal and State Holidays \u2013 Employment Law Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clockify. <a href=\"https:\/\/clockify.me\/pto-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">What is the average PTO in the USA? Key PTO statistics for 2023<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>en.wikipedia.org. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holidays_with_paid_time_off_in_the_United_States\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Holidays with paid time off in the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>statista.com. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/324524\/percentage-of-us-workers-by-number-of-paid-holidays-provided\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Percentage of U.S. workers, by number of paid holidays 2020 | Statista<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SHRM. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shrm.org\/hr-today\/news\/hr-news\/pages\/report-employees-say-support-for-their-wellbeing-falls-short.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Employees Say Support For Their Well-Being Falls<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Office Holidays. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officeholidays.com\/holidays\/usa\/columbus-day-state-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Columbus Day by state<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bureau of Labor. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/opub\/ted\/2018\/workers-in-private-industry-received-an-average-of-8-paid-holidays-in-2017.htm#tab-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Workers in the private industry received an average of 8 paid holidays in 2017<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>VacationTracker. <a href=\"https:\/\/vacationtracker.io\/blog\/leave-management-report-2023\/#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20Bureau%20of,%2C%20and%2081%25%20paid%20holidays.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Leave Management Report for 2023 | 50+ Paid Time Off (PTO) Statistics<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Forbes. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/advisor\/business\/pto-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Average PTO In The US &amp; Other PTO Statistics (2024)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are all Americans enjoying paid leave? 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