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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for February 27, 2020
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February 27, 2020: Sixty-six percent (66%) of American workers have the opportunity to take paid leave from their job. That total includes 77% of full-time workers and 23% of those with part-time jobs.[1]
Ninety-five percent (95%) of those with paid leave available enjoyed paid vacation time. Ninety-four percent (94%) could use paid leave for health-related issues. Seventy-six percent (76%) had access to paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child.[1]
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- February 26, 2020 –103 years ago today the first jazz records were recorded
- February 25, 2020 –3.5 billion dollars lost to internet crime
- February 24, 2020 –20 stories in NYC skyscraper may need to be removed
- February 21, 2020 –10 Super Tuesday states have already started voting
- February 20, 2020 –58 years ago today John Glenn became the first American to orbit the earth
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