2000 Employee Benefits in Private Industry — 2002-07-16

Paid time off continued to be the most prevalent benefit available to workers in private establishments in 2000. Paid vacations were available to 80 percent of employees and paid holidays to 77 percent of employees in private industry, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. These data are from the National Compensation Survey (NCS), which provides comprehensive measures of occupational earnings, compensation cost trends, and details of benefit provisions. The focus of this news release is on the incidence of employee benefits, ranging from health and retirement benefits to subsidized commuting; it also includes data on employee contributions to medical care plans. A forthcoming bulletin will contain data on detailed provisions of health and retirement plans. (See the technical note for definitions.) In 2000, 52 percent of employees in private industry participated in medical care plans.