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LABOUR FORCE SURVEY, 2nd Qu. 2007
11 Employed persons aged 15-74 and absence from work1 during the whole reference week, by reason for absence and sex (LFS). 1 000 and per cent
  Annual average 2006 2007
2006 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter 1st quarter 2nd quarter
               
  1000
               
EMPLOYED PERSONS 2 362 2 326 2 354 2 381 2 389 2 397 2 434
At work 1 982 2 085 2 032 1 738 2 071 2 140 2 094
Temporarily absent 381 240 321 643 318 256 340
Illness 82 87 80 71 91 102 93
Holiday 176 41 106 457 100 45 120
Taking time off/working time arrangement 55 45 65 52 58 43 52
Other reasons/unspecified 67 67 70 63 69 66 74
               
MALES 1 251 1 232 1 245 1 262 1 265 1 264 1 285
At work 1 078 1 133 1 101 952 1 127 1 158 1 138
Temporarily absent 173 99 144 310 137 106 147
Illness 35 35 32 35 38 43 39
Holiday 90 20 57 233 52 23 59
Taking time off/working time arrangement 30 25 36 27 31 25 30
Other reasons/unspecified 17 20 19 14 17 15 20
               
FEMALES 1 111 1 094 1 109 1 119 1 124 1 132 1 149
At work 904 953 931 786 944 982 956
Temporarily absent 208 141 177 333 180 150 193
Illness 47 52 48 36 53 59 55
Holiday 85 21 49 224 48 22 62
Taking time off/working time arrangement 25 20 29 24 27 18 23
Other reasons/unspecified 50 47 51 49 53 51 54
               
  Per cent of employed persons
               
ABSENCE, TOTAL 16.1 10.3 13.7 27.0 13.3 10.7 14.0
Males 13.8 8.0 11.6 24.5 10.9 8.4 11.4
Females 18.7 12.9 16.0 29.8 16.0 13.3 16.8
               
Illness 3.5 3.7 3.4 3.0 3.8 4.3 3.8
Males 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.7 3.0 3.4 3.0
Females 4.2 4.7 4.3 3.2 4.7 5.2 4.7
               
Holiday 7.4 1.8 4.5 19.2 4.2 1.9 4.9
Males 7.2 1.6 4.6 18.5 4.1 1.8 4.6
Females 7.7 1.9 4.5 20.0 4.3 2.0 5.4
               
Taking time off/working time arrangement 2.3 1.9 2.8 2.2 2.4 1.8 2.1
Males 2.4 2.0 2.9 2.2 2.5 2.0 2.3
Females 2.3 1.9 2.6 2.2 2.4 1.6 2.0
               
Other reasons/unspecified 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.7 2.9 2.8 3.0
Males 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.5
Females 4.5 4.3 4.6 4.4 4.7 4.5 4.7