Holidays with paid time off in the United States

The 1979 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Public holidays in the United States
Observed byFederal government
State governments
Local governments
Private and public sector employers
TypeNational

In the United States there are a number of observed holidays where employees receive paid time off. The labor force in the United States comprises about 62% (as of 2014) of the general population.[1] In the United States, 97% of the private sector businesses determine what days this sector of the population gets paid time off, according to a study by the Society for Human Resource Management. The following holidays are observed by the majority of US businesses with paid time off: New Year's Day, New Year's Eve,[2] Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, the day after known as Black Friday, Christmas Eve and Christmas. There are also numerous holidays on the state and local level that are observed to varying degrees.

  1. ^ "Employment Situation Summary - 2021 M13 Results". Bls.gov. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  2. ^ "SHRM: 2015 Holiday Schedules". Shrm.org. November 10, 2014.