What Paid Holidays Will Connecticut Employers Offer in 2025?

CBIA surveys its members each fall to find out what paid holidays they will offer employees in the coming year.

The results of the latest survey reflect responses from 375 Connecticut firms.

Notably, a number of business leaders said they provide one to two floating holidays for employees to use for special occasions or holidays that they do not offer. 

Survey Results

New Year’s Day Observations

• Wednesday, Jan. 1: 98%

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday 

• Monday, Jan. 20: 23%

President’s Day 

• Monday, Feb. 17: 28%

Good Friday 

• Friday, April 18: 51%

Memorial Day

• Monday, May 26: 99%

Juneteenth 

• Thursday, June 19: 19% yes, 3% considering

Independence Day 

• Friday, July 4: 98%
• Facility, office closed for the week of July 4: 1%

Labor Day 

• Monday, Sep. 1: 99%

Indigenous Peoples’ Day

•  Monday, Oct. 13: 17%

Thanksgiving 

• Thursday, Nov. 27: 98%

Day after Thanksgiving 

• Friday, Nov. 28: 78%

Christmas Day 

• Thursday, Dec. 25: 96%
• Additional time off between Christmas and New Year’s Day: 35% 

If off between Christmas and New Year’s Day, how will employees be paid?

• Employees are required to use PTO: 27%
• Company paid holidays: 43%
• Other: 30%

Survey Demographics

Company type:

• Manufacturing: 40%
• Nonprofit: 10%
• Other: 10%
• Professional services: 9%
• Construction: 9%
• Wholesale distribution: 3%
• Medical: 4%
• Automotive/transportation: 2%
• Education/Childcare: 2%
• Finance: 2%
• Hospitality and tourism: 2%
• Retail: 2%
• Software/technology: 2%
• Insurance: 1%
• Research and development: 1%

Company size (by number of employees):

• Less than 10: 19%
• 11-50: 37%
• 51-100: 18%
• 101-250: 18%
• 251–500: 6%
• 500+: 2%