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LABOUR FORCE SURVEY, 3rd Qu. 2007
11 Employed persons aged 15-74 and absence from work1 during the whole reference week by reason for absence and sex (LFS). 1000 and per cent
  Annual average 2006 2007
2006 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter
               
  1000
               
EMPLOYED PERSONS 2 362 2 354 2 381 2 389 2 397 2 434 2 459
At work 1 982 2 032 1 738 2 071 2 140 2 094 1 792
Temporarily absent 381 321 643 318 256 340 668
Illness 82 80 71 91 102 93 82
Holiday 176 106 457 100 45 120 488
Taking time off/working time arrangement 55 65 52 58 43 52 35
Other reasons/unspecified 67 70 63 69 66 74 63
               
MALES 1 251 1 245 1 262 1 265 1 264 1 285 1 299
At work 1 078 1 101 952 1 127 1 158 1 138 979
Temporarily absent 173 144 310 137 106 147 320
Illness 35 32 35 38 43 39 38
Holiday 90 57 233 52 23 59 249
Taking time off/working time arrangement 30 36 27 31 25 30 19
Other reasons/unspecified 17 19 14 17 15 20 15
               
FEMALES 1 111 1 109 1 119 1 124 1 132 1 149 1 160
At work 904 931 786 944 982 956 813
Temporarily absent 208 177 333 180 150 193 347
Illness 47 48 36 53 59 55 44
Holiday 85 49 224 48 22 62 239
Taking time off/working time arrangement 25 29 24 27 18 23 16
Other reasons/unspecified 50 51 49 53 51 54 48
               
  Per cent of employed persons
               
ABSENCE, TOTAL 16.1 13.7 27.0 13.3 10.7 14.0 27.1
Males 13.8 11.6 24.5 10.9 8.4 11.4 24.7
Females 18.7 16.0 29.8 16.0 13.3 16.8 29.9
               
Illness 3.5 3.4 3.0 3.8 4.3 3.8 3.3
Males 2.8 2.6 2.7 3.0 3.4 3.0 2.9
Females 4.2 4.3 3.2 4.7 5.2 4.7 3.8
               
Holiday 7.4 4.5 19.2 4.2 1.9 4.9 19.8
Males 7.2 4.6 18.5 4.1 1.8 4.6 19.1
Females 7.7 4.5 20.0 4.3 2.0 5.4 20.6
               
Taking time off/working time arrangement 2.3 2.8 2.2 2.4 1.8 2.1 1.4
Males 2.4 2.9 2.2 2.5 2.0 2.3 1.5
Females 2.3 2.6 2.2 2.4 1.6 2.0 1.4
               
Other reasons/unspecified 2.9 3.0 2.7 2.9 2.8 3.0 2.5
Males 1.4 1.5 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.5 1.1
Females 4.5 4.6 4.4 4.7 4.5 4.7 4.1

1 Alternating holidays influence figures on absence. This is not adjusted for.