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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for September 4, 2017
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
September 4, 2017: Happy Labor Day!
The average American worker took 16.8 days of vacation in 2016.[1] According to Project: Time Off, a group that advocates more time away from the job, that’s up slightly from 16.2 days in 2015. But it’s down from “the 20.3 day long-term average from 1976 to 2000.”
The average worker earns 22.6 days off per year, meaning that they leave nearly a full week of time off unclaimed. Overall, that means 662 million vacation days went unclaimed in 2016.
Forty-three percent (43%) of workers say the fear of returning to a mountain of work is a major barrier to taking time off. Other barriers include the belief that no one else can do their job, cited by 34%, and a desire to show complete dedication to the job (26%).
“Employees who forfeit their vacation days do not perform as well as those who use all their time.” According to Project: Time Off, “these employees are less likely than non-forfeiters to have been promoted within the last year (23% to 27%) and to have received a raise or bonus in the last three years (78% to 84%)."[1]
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- September 1, 2017 – 8 members of Congress running for governor
- August 31, 2017 – $1.8 billion seized by Department of Justice through civil forfeiture in 2015
- August 30, 2017 – 10 burning issues in digital media
- August 29, 2017 – 148 colleges and universities rated by FIRE as restricting free speech
- August 28, 2017 – 140,000 passengers per day will drive on new Tappan Zee Bridge
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