Small U.S. businesses aren't required to provide paid time off (PTO), but many choose to offer it to boost morale and productivity. Here's a summary of PTO statistics:

**Average Vacation Days:**

- U.S. workers get an average of 11 paid vacation days per year.

- This increases to 15 days after five years, 17 days after ten years, and 20 days after twenty years of service.

**Sick Leave:**

- Full-time workers get eight days, part-time six days, union workers ten days, and nonunion workers seven days per year.

**Paid Holidays:**

- The average U.S. employee gets 7.6 paid holidays annually.

- Federal employees receive 11 paid holidays.

**Parental Leave:**

- Only 17% of companies offer paid parental leave, while 89% offer unpaid leave.

**PTO Usage:**

- Employees take an average of 20.3 days off per year but leave 6.5 days unused.

- 31% of employees value mandatory PTO.

**Unlimited PTO:**

- Only 4% of companies offer unlimited PTO, but 70% of employees are interested in it.

- Job postings with unlimited PTO have risen 178%.

- Employees with unlimited PTO take an average of 10 days off and report better work-life balance.

**PTO by Industry:**

- 60% of tech workers get two to four weeks of paid vacation.

- 95% of finance and manufacturing employees have paid vacation leave.

- Only 43% of leisure and hospitality workers have paid vacation leave.

**PTO by Years of Service:**

- PTO generally increases with years of service, from 8 days after one year to 16 days after 25 years.

**PTO by Region:**

- Northeastern workers have the highest average PTO at 11.4 days.

- Southern and Midwestern workers average 8.4 and 8.5 days, respectively.

- Western states average 9.4 days.

**PTO Payout Laws:**

- Sixteen states require PTO payouts for unused days.

- 77% of companies allow employees to roll over unused PTO.

**PTO in the U.S. vs. Other Countries:**

- The U.S. offers less PTO compared to other countries, contributing to worker burnout and poor work-life balance. Only Micronesia offers less PTO than the U.S.

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