National Compensation Survey - Benefits produces comprehensive data on the incidence (the percentage of workers with access to and participation in employer provided benefit plans) and provisions of selected employee benefit plans.

PAY & BENEFITS, September 2012 volume 1/NUMBER 13

Who has benefits in private industry in 2012?

In March 2012, the majority of private industry workers had access to retirement, medical care, paid holidays, paid vacations, and paid sick leave benefits.

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Employee Benefits in the United States

July 11, 2012
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. More...
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Annual Bulletin on Benefit Coverage

National Compensation Survey: Employee Benefits in the United States, March 2012

September 2012
Bulletin 2773
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Overview

Tables organized by benefit

Employee benefits data tables: United States, March 2012 (Tab view)

Tables organized by ownership

Employee benefits data tables: United States, March 2012 (Tab view)

Technical note

Glossary

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Annual Bulletin on Benefit Plan Details

 

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EBS Frequently Asked Questions

People Are Asking...

  1. I am reviewing our current benefits to see how they compare with those of other small companies. Do you have any information that could help?
  2. How much do employees pay for health care?
  3. Under Flexible Spending Accounts, can an employer reimburse in monthly increments as the employee's contributions are made, or do they have to under all circumstances remit the full reimbursement at the time the receipt is received?
  4. How prevalent are cash account (cash balance) pension plans?
  5. Are more workers covered by indemnity plans or HMOs?
  6. What is a floor-offset plan?
  7. Is my company mandated to give me a specific number of paid holidays?
  8. Who do I contact if my company has not provided me the benefits it promised?
  9. Do you provide information on the percent of workers with employer-provided health insurance?

Frequently Asked Questions

  1. What types of benefit data do you have?
  2. For what worker and establishment characteristics are benefit data available?
  3. How much has the cost of employer-provided benefits increased in the last 5 years?
  4. Can I get estimates on benefits for a specific position?
  5. Can I get projections on benefits?
  6. Are there micro data available to the public?
  7. Does BLS track sick-leave usage rates among government employees or any type of employees?
  8. What percentage of the American work force is covered by benefit s such as employer provided childcare or adoption assistance?
  9. Do you have information on mandatory benefits, and when an employee has the right to receive them?

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