![Americans Wasted 768 Million Vacation Days Last Year [Infographic]](https://i.headtopics.com/images/2019/8/24/forbes/americans-wasted-768-million-vacation-days-last-year-1165282870434439169.webp)
Americans wasted 768 million vacation days last year
Share to twitterCompared with other countries, American workers get a raw deal on vacation. The U.S. remains the only advanced economy not guaranteeing vacation while the statutory minimum amount in France and Spain, for example, is 25 and 22 paid days off per year respectively. It might come as a surprise then to hear that despite their miserable legal allowance, U.S. workers actually wasted a record 768 million paid vacation days last year. That's a 9% increase on 2017.comes from the U.S.
The analysis also states that just over half of paid time was used for traveling. If Americans used more of their time off for trips, the economic opportunity for the travel industry would amount to $151.5 billion in additional spending and create two million jobs. Rather than a culture of zealous over-working, the research actually attributed much of the rise in unused vacation to the expansion of the U.S. workforce.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
The Highest-Paid Actresses 2019: Scarlett Johansson Leads With $56 MillionThe ten highest-paid actresses together earned $314.6 million—69% more than last year.
Read more »
It’s been a turbulent last 20 years in American politics.MTPFirstRead: For all of the focus on the day-by-day chaos of the last two years, here’s a look at just how turbulent American politics have been over the last 20 years.
Read more »
US weekly jobless claims fall more than expectedThe Labor department reported that the number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits fell last week more than was expected. Initial jobless claims dropped 12,000 to a seasonally adjusted 209,000.
Read more »
The US economy created half a million fewer jobs last year than previously thoughtThe nation's job market is strong -- just not quite as strong as previously believed.
Read more »
![The American Bachelor Degrees That Really Pay Off [Infographic]](https://i.headtopics.com/images/2019/8/22/forbes/these-american-bachelor-degrees-really-pay-off-1164620758049599492.webp?w=640)
The American Bachelor Degrees That Really Pay Off [Infographic]Graduating from university never guarantees a graduate a well-paid job but choosing the right major certainly helps.
Read more »