BLS Issues Report on Employee Benefits in U.S. – March 2022
Life insurance was available to 57 percent of private industry workers in
Forty-three percent of private industry workers had access to short-term disability insurance. These benefits were available to 34 percent of workers in the South census region and 67 percent of workers in the Northeast census region. (See chart 2.)
Thirty-five percent of private industry workers had access to long-term disability insurance. Among industry groups, access to long-term disability insurance ranged from 4 percent of workers in the leisure and hospitality industry to 71 percent of workers in the information industry. (See chart 1)
Among state and local government workers, 83 percent had access to life insurance, 27 percent had access to short-term disability insurance, and 39 percent had access to long-term disability insurance. (See chart 1.)
Wellness programs were available to 43 percent of private industry workers. At establishments with 500 or more employees, employee assistance programs were available to 84 percent of workers. Access to childcare ranged from 5 percent for establishments that employ less than 50 workers to 28 percent for establishments that employ 500 or more workers. (See chart 3.)
Access to nonproduction bonuses was available to 37 percent of state and local government workers and ranged from 15 percent of workers in the Mountain division to 61 percent in the
Four percent of private industry workers had access to student loan repayment benefits. Workers in the highest 10 percent wage category had an access rate of 9 percent and workers in the lowest 10 percent had an access rate of 1 percent. (See chart 5.) Seven percent of civilian workers in management, professional, and related occupations had access to student loan repayment benefits. (See chart 6.)
Civilian workers
* Access to healthcare benefits was available to 74 percent of workers, and 57 percent of workers participated in the benefit, resulting in a take-up rate of 78 percent.
* End-of-year bonuses were available to 11 percent of workers. Among establishments with less than 100 workers, 14 percent had access to end-of-year bonuses and 7 percent of workers in establishments with 100 or more workers had access.
* Employee assistance programs were available to 72 percent of workers in the educational services industry and 63 percent of workers in the health care and social assistance industry.
Private industry workers
* Access to medical care was available to 70 percent of workers. Among goods-producing industries, medical care was available to 75 percent of workers in the construction sector and 90 percent of workers in the manufacturing sector.
* Access to flexible work schedules was available to 16 percent of nonunion workers and 4 percent of union workers.
* Access to wellness programs was available to 68 percent of workers in the highest 10 percent wage category and 18 percent of workers in the lowest 10 percent wage category.
State and local government workers
* Among census divisions, long-term disability was available to 15 percent of workers in the West South Central division and 63 percent of workers in the East North Central division.
* Access to medical care benefits was available to 89 percent of workers. Ninety-nine percent of full-time workers had access and 24 percent of part-time workers had access.
* Employee contributions for short-term disability were required for 12 percent of workers, including 19 percent of workers in service occupations and 7 percent of workers in natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.
TECHNICAL NOTE
Estimates in this release are from the
The Employee Benefits in
- Table 1: Retirement benefits
- Table 2: Health benefits
- Table 3: Medical care benefits
- Table 4: Life insurance benefits
- Table 5: Short-term disability benefits
- Table 6: Long-term disability benefits
- Table 7: Leave benefits
- Table 8: Other benefits
Standard errors: Measures of reliability are available for published estimates, which provide users a measure of the precision of an estimate to ensure that it is within an acceptable range for their intended purpose. For further information see www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/nb_var.htm.
Comparing private and public sector data: Incidence of employee benefits in state and local government should not be directly compared to private industry. Differences between these sectors stem from factors such as variation in work activities and occupational structures. Manufacturing and sales, for example, make up a large part of private industry work activities but are rare in state and local government. Administrative support and professional occupations (including teachers) account for two-thirds of the state and local government workforce, compared with one-half of private industry.
Leave benefits for teachers: Primary, secondary, and special education teachers typically have a work schedule of 37 or 38 weeks per year. Because of this work schedule, they are generally not offered vacations or holidays. In many cases, the time off during winter and spring breaks during the school year are not considered vacation days for the purposes of this survey.
Medical care premiums: The estimates for medical care premiums are not based on actual decisions regarding medical coverage made by employees; instead, they are based on the assumption that all employees in the occupation can opt for single or family coverage. Monthly premiums are collected when possible. Annual premiums are converted to monthly premiums by dividing by 12 months.
Sample rotation: One-third of the private industry sample had been rotated each year except in years when the government sample was replaced. Beginning with the
Average hourly wage percentiles: Estimates by worker average wage are grouped into six wage categories- the lowest 10 percent, the lowest 25 percent, the second 25 percent, the third 25 percent, the highest 25 percent, and the highest 10 percent. The categories use percentile values based on unpublished
The percentiles are computed using hourly wages and salaries along with scheduled hours of work reported for individual workers in sampled establishments. Establishments in the survey are asked to report only individual worker wages and salaries for each sampled job. For the calculation of the percentile values, the individual worker hourly wages and salaries are weighted and arrayed from lowest to highest. The values corresponding to the percentiles are:
The lowest 10- and 25-percent wage categories include those occupations with an average hourly rate less than the 10th percentile value and 25th percentile value, respectively. The second 25-percent category includes those occupations with rates at or above the 25th percentile value but less than the 50th percentile value. The third 25-percent category includes those occupations with rates at or above the 50th percentile value but less than the 75th percentile value. Finally, the highest 25- and 10-percent wage categories include those occupations with an average hourly wage greater than or equal to the 75th percentile value and 90th percentile value, respectively.
Individual workers can fall into a wage category different from the average for the occupation into which they are classified because average hourly wages for the occupation are used to produce the benefit estimates.
Obtaining information: For articles on employee benefits, see the Monthly Labor Review benefits section at www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/subject/b.htm and Beyond the Numbers: Pay and Benefits at www.bls.gov/opub/btn/archive/home.htm.
Benefit publications from 1980 to the present are also available at www.bls.gov/ncs/ncspubs.htm. The latest glossary of benefit terms is available at www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/national-compensation-surveyglossary-of-employee-benefit-terms.htm. In addition, the public databases may also be used to obtain data from 1985 to 2006 and 2010 to the present, see www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/data.htm.
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The following charts and tables can be viewed at: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ebs2.pdf
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Table 1: Retirement benefits: Access, participation, and take-up rates
Table 2: Medical care benefits: Access, participation, and take-up rates
Table 3: Medical plans: Share of premiums paid by employer and employee for single coverage
Table 4: Medical plans: Share of premiums paid by employer and employee for family coverage
Table 5: Life insurance benefits: Access, participation, and take-up rates
Table 6: Selected paid leave benefits: Access
Chart 1: Percentage of workers with access to insurance plans,
Chart 2: Percentage of workers with access to short-term disability insurance by census region,
Chart 3: Percentage of private industry workers with access to quality-of-life benefits by establishment size,
Chart 4: Percentage of state and local government workers with access to nonproduction bonuses by census region and division,
Chart 5: Percentage of workers with access to student loan repayment benefits by wage category,
Chart 6: Percentage of civilian workers with access to student loan repayment benefits by occupational, group,
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Original text here: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ebs2.pdf
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