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2003 Holiday Survey

     CBIA recently surveyed 174 of its member companies to find out their paid holiday plans for 2003. 

The results are as follows: (For more information on this survey, please contact Phillip Montgomery at 860-244-1953 or via e-mail at montgomp@cbia.com.)

Holiday

% offering the holiday

% not offering the holiday

Thursday after New Years Day (Jan. 2, 2003)

7

93

Friday after New Years Day (Jan. 3, 2003)

1

98

Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Monday, Jan. 20)

11 84

Lincoln's birthday Wednsday, Feb. 12)

2 98

Presidents' Day (observed Monday Feb. 17)

24 76

Good Friday (April 18)

21 79

Memorial Day (observed May 26)

98 2

Independence Day (Friday, July 4*)

98 2

Labor Day (Monday, Sept. 1)

97 3

Yom Kippur (observed Oct. 6)

2

98

Columbus Day (Monday, Oct. 13)

10 90

Veterans Day (Tuesday, Nov. 11)

9 91

Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, Nov. 27)

100 0

Day after Thanksgiving (Friday, Nov. 28)

80 19

Christmas Eve (Wednesday, Dec. 24**):
** 52% are offering a half day off

25 23

Christmas Day (Thursday, Dec. 25)

100

0

Companies closed 12/16 - 12/31/03: 12% closed, 87% open

New Year's Eve (Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2003)

9

64

New Year's Day (Thursday, Jan. 1, 2004)

99 1