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30 states and three U.S. territories recognize Columbus Day in some form, but only 20 states and two territories make Columbus Day a paid holiday for state workers.
The share of U.S. workers who belonged to a union in 2024 stood at 9.9%, down from 1983 when 20.1% of American workers were union members.
Among employed adults who have a job that can be done from home, 75% are working remotely at least some of the time.
The nearly four-month actors’ strike against major Hollywood production studios was the second-largest labor dispute in the United States in at least three decades.
About half of upper-income workers (51%) say they take off less time than offered, compared with 45% of middle-income workers and 41% of lower-income workers.
This year, at least 28 states and the District of Columbia will legally recognize Juneteenth as a public holiday.
Some 16% of Americans have ever earned money from an online gig platform. While most gig platform workers say they have had a positive experience with these jobs, some report facing on-the-job troubles like being treated rudely or sexually harassed.
24% of civilian workers in the United States, or roughly 33.6 million people, do not have access to paid sick leave.
Despite parents’ shifting responsibilities, the U.S. is the only one of 41 nations that does not mandate any paid leave for new parents.
The most frequently cited reason for not taking family or medical leave when one needs or wants to is concern over loss of wages or salary.
