Chart: Black workers are less likely to have paid sick days and less likely to be able to work from home than white workers: Shares of workers with paid sick days and the ability to work from home, by race

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Black workers are less likely to have paid sick days and less likely to be able to work from home than white workers: Shares of workers with paid sick days and the ability to work from home, by race

	Black	White
Paid sick days	58.7%	66.6%
Could work from home	19.7%	29.9%

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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Flexibilities and Work Schedules, 2017 and 2018; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, American Time Use Survey microdata.

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