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Nearly half of establishments that required COVID-19 vaccinations offered incentives
March 04, 2022
COVID-19 vaccinations were required for some or all employees before coming to work onsite at 17.5 percent of U.S. establishments. Among these establishments, 45.9 percent offered vaccination incentives to their employees. Incentives included financial incentives, paid time off, or permitting employees to remain on the clock to get a COVID-19 vaccination.
Percent of establishments that required employees to get a COVID-19 vaccination before coming to work onsite, by whether the establishment offered a vaccine incentive to employees
Employment size
Percent of establishments that offered an incentive
Percent of establishments that did not offer an incentive
Total U.S. private sector
45.9%
54.1%
1–499 employees
45.8
54.2
1–4 employees
40.8
59.2
5–9 employees
52.0
48.0
10–19 employees
48.9
51.1
20–49 employees
56.0
44.0
50–99 employees
56.7
43.3
100–249 employees
55.0
45.0
250–499 employees
60.0
40.0
500 or more employees
76.9
23.1
500–999 employees
75.9
24.1
1,000 or more employees
78.7
21.3
Smaller establishments that required vaccinations to work onsite offered vaccine incentives at a lower rate than larger establishments. Among establishments with 1 to 4 employees, 40.8 percent offered vaccination incentives. By comparison, more than three-fourths of the largest establishments (500 to 999 employees and 1,000 employees or more) that required vaccinations to work onsite offered vaccine incentives.
United States Department of Labor
