bls.gov:feed:ebs2Employee Benefits in the United States"The Employee Benefits in the United States release presents data on selected employee benefits provided by employers. Data on access to benefits (percentages of workers who may enroll if they so choose) and on participation (percentage of workers who actually choose to enroll) for retirement, medical, and life insurance are included, as well as access to selected paid leave benefits and data on employee and employer contributions to medical care. For more information, see www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/."2023-09-21T10:00:00-05:00https://www.bls.gov/images/bls_emblem_lrg.gifhttps://www.bls.gov/favicon.icoBureau of Labor Statistics Publicationshttps://www.bls.govUS Bureau of Labor StatisticsRetirement benefits are available to 94% of private industry union workers in March 2023ebs2-2023_09_21__10_00_00Retirement benefits were available to 94 percent of private industry union workers. Sixty-six percent of private industry union workers had access to defined benefit plans and 63 percent had access to defined contribution plans.2023-09-21T10:00:00Z2023-09-21T10:00:00ZNews ReleaseLife insurance is available to 57% of private industry workers in March 2022ebs2-2022_09_22__10_00_00Life insurance was available to 57 percent of private industry workers in March 2022. Access to life insurance plans ranged from 27 percent for workers in service occupations to 79 percent in management, professional, and related occupations.2022-09-22T10:00:00Z2022-09-22T10:00:00ZNews ReleasePaid sick leave available to 77% of private industry workers in March 2021 ebs2-2021_09_23__13_23_06Paid sick leave was available to 77 percent of private industry workers. Among occupations, access to paid sick leave ranged from 59 percent of workers in service occupations to 93 percent in management, professional, and related occupations. 2021-09-23T13:23:06Z2021-09-23T14:00:00ZNews ReleasePaid sick leave available to 75% of private industry workers in March 2020 ebs2-2020_09_24__13_20_12Paid sick leave was available to 75 percent of private industry workers. Among industries, access to paid sick leave ranged from 52 percent of workers in leisure and hospitality to 93 percent of workers in financial activities and information.2020-09-24T13:20:12Z2020-09-24T14:00:00ZNews ReleaseRetirement benefits available to 91% of state and local government workers in March 2019ebs2-2019_09_19__13_26_26Retirement benefits were available to 91 percent of state and local government workers. Sixty-nine percent of workers in the lowest 10 percent wage category and 95 percent of workers in the highest 10 percent wage category had access.2019-09-19T13:26:26Z2019-09-19T14:00:00ZNews ReleaseMedical care benefits available to 69% of private industry workers in March 2018ebs2-2018_07_20__13_20_20Small establishments in private industry provided access for medical care benefits to 55 percent of workers in March 2018. These benefits were available to 83 percent of workers in medium size establishments and 88 percent in large establishments.2018-07-20T13:20:20Z2018-07-20T14:00:00ZNews ReleaseCivilian workers' participation rate in medical care benefits is 52% in March 2017ebs2-2017_07_21__13_23_43Retirement and medical care benefits were available to 70 percent of civilian workers in March 2017. About two-thirds of private industry workers and 9 out of 10 state and local government workers had access to these benefits.2017-07-21T13:23:43Z2017-07-21T15:31:45ZNews ReleaseWorker participation rate for employer-sponsored medical care benefits is 52% in March ebs2-2016_07_22__14_01_38 The participation rate for employer-sponsored medical care benefits for civilian workers was 52 percent in March 2016. The participation rate was 49 percent for private workers and 73 percent for state and local government workers. 2016-07-22T14:01:38Z2016-07-22T14:01:38ZNews ReleaseRetirement benefits available to 66 percent of private industry workers in March 2015 ebs2-2015_07_24__14_00_29 Retirement benefit access for private workers ranged from 31 percent for the lowest 10 percent of wage earners to 88 percent for the highest 10 percent. Nonunion workers paid 22 percent of single coverage medical premiums and union workers paid 13 percent. 2015-07-24T14:00:29Z2015-07-24T14:00:29ZNews ReleaseMedical care benefits available to 86 percent of full-time private workers in March 2014 ebs2-2014_07_25__14_00_29 Medical care benefits were available to 86 percent of full-time private industry workers in March 2014 versus 23 percent of part-time workers. Paid sick leave was available to 74 percent of full- time private and 24 percent of part-time private workers. 2014-07-25T14:00:29Z2014-07-25T14:00:29ZNews ReleaseMedical care benefits were available to 85 percent of full-time private workers in March ebs2-2013_07_17__14_00_47 Medical care benefits were available to 85 percent of full-time private industry workers in March 2013 versus 24 percent of part-time workers. Paid sick leave was available to 74 percent of full- time and 24 percent of part-time workers. 2013-07-17T14:00:47Z2013-07-17T14:00:47ZNews ReleaseMedical care availability higher in private establishments with >100 workers in March 2012 ebs2-2012_07_11__14_00_42 Medical care benefits were available to 57 percent of private industry workers in establishments with fewer than 100 employees compared to 89 percent of workers in establishments with 500 or more workers in March 2012. 2012-07-11T14:00:42Z2012-07-11T14:00:42ZNews Release