"In March 2014, among all workers in private industry, 76 percent had access to paid holidays, 61 percent had access to paid sick leave, and 77 percent had access to paid vacation days.... The availability of different types of paid leave varies across geographic regions. Sixty-five percent of workers in the Northeast had access to paid sick leave, compared to 57 percent of workers in the Midwest. Access to paid vacation days ranged from 73 percent in the West to 78 percent in both the South and Midwest."

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