Disturbingly, it actually seems to be. http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ebs.t05.htm http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ebs.t05.htm Average number of paid holidays

Disturbingly, it actually seems to be. http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ebs.t05.htm http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ebs.t05.htm Average number of paid holidays for employees nationwide: 7. Meanwhile here I am, living in Switzerland, with a statutory minimum of 20 paid days of holiday a year...