Table
Employed persons aged 15-74 and absence from work during the whole reference week, by reason for absence and sex (LFS). Per cent | Annual average | 4th quarter 2018 | 1st quarter 2019 | 2nd quarter 2019 | 3rd quarter 2019 | 4th quarter 2019 | 1st quarter 2020 |
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| 2018 | 2019 |
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| Both sexes | | | | | | | | |
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| In total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
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| At work | 83.7 | 83.3 | 85.9 | 89.8 | 86.3 | 71.9 | 85.6 | 85.3 |
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| Temporarily absent, total | 16.3 | 16.7 | 14.1 | 10.2 | 13.7 | 28.1 | 14.4 | 14.7 |
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| Illness | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
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| Holiday | 8.4 | 8.4 | 5.6 | 2.1 | 5.2 | 20.8 | 5.5 | 3.2 |
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| Taking time off/ working time arrangement | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
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| Laid off | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
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| Other reason/ unspecified | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 4.2 |
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| Males | | | | | | | | |
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| In total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
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| At work | 85.3 | 84.9 | 87.3 | 91.6 | 87.9 | 73.6 | 86.8 | 87.0 |
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| Temporarily absent, total | 14.7 | 15.1 | 12.7 | 8.4 | 12.1 | 26.4 | 13.2 | 13.0 |
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| Illness | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
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| Holiday | 8.2 | 8.3 | 5.8 | 2.2 | 5.0 | 20.2 | 5.7 | 3.3 |
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| Taking time off/ working time arrangement | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
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| Laid off | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
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| Other reason/ unspecified | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 3.0 |
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| Females | | | | | | | | |
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| In total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
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| At work | 81.9 | 81.6 | 84.2 | 87.9 | 84.4 | 70.0 | 84.1 | 83.4 |
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| Temporarily absent, total | 18.1 | 18.4 | 15.8 | 12.1 | 15.6 | 30.0 | 15.9 | 16.6 |
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| Illness | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 5.5 |
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| Holiday | 8.7 | 8.5 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 5.4 | 21.4 | 5.2 | 3.2 |
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| Taking time off/ working time arrangement | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
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| Laid off | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
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| Other reason/ unspecified | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.5 |
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