Workaholic Americans Could Be Costing Nation $160 Billion

If American workers used all their vacation time, the national economy would gain $160 billion, send the government $21 billion in tax revenues, and create 1.2 million jobs, according to a study commissioned by the U.S. Travel Association. In what the association called a “monstrous” missed opportunity, the study found that more than 40 percent of employees who receive paid time off fail to use it all. In in 2013, workers left an average of 3.2 days on the table.