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LABOUR FORCE SURVEY, 4th 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 2007 3rd quarter 4th quarter 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter
                 
  1000
                 
EMPLOYED PERSONS 2 362 2 443 2 381 2 389 2 397 2 434 2 459 2 484
At work 1 982 2 040 1 738 2 071 2 140 2 094 1 792 2 136
Temporarily absent 381 403 643 318 256 340 668 348
Illness 82 94 71 91 102 93 82 98
Holiday 176 194 457 100 45 120 488 121
Taking time off/working time arrangement 55 47 52 58 43 52 35 59
Other reasons/unspecified 67 68 63 69 66 74 63 70
                 
MALES 1 251 1 289 1 262 1 265 1 264 1 285 1 299 1 309
At work 1 078 1 106 952 1 127 1 158 1 138 979 1 151
Temporarily absent 173 183 310 137 106 147 320 158
Illness 35 40 35 38 43 39 38 40
Holiday 90 99 233 52 23 59 249 64
Taking time off/working time arrangement 30 27 27 31 25 30 19 35
Other reasons/unspecified 17 17 14 17 15 20 15 19
                 
FEMALES 1 111 1 154 1 119 1 124 1 132 1 149 1 160 1 175
At work 904 934 786 944 982 956 813 985
Temporarily absent 208 220 333 180 150 193 347 189
Illness 47 54 36 53 59 55 44 58
Holiday 85 95 224 48 22 62 239 56
Taking time off/working time arrangement 25 20 24 27 18 23 16 24
Other reasons/unspecified 50 51 49 53 51 54 48 51
                 
  Per cent of employed persons
                 
ABSENCE, TOTAL 16.1 16.5 27.0 13.3 10.7 14.0 27.1 14.0
Males 13.8 14.2 24.5 10.9 8.4 11.4 24.7 12.1
Females 18.7 19.1 29.8 16.0 13.3 16.8 29.9 16.1
                 
Illness 3.5 3.8 3.0 3.8 4.3 3.8 3.3 4.0
Males 2.8 3.1 2.7 3.0 3.4 3.0 2.9 3.1
Females 4.2 4.7 3.2 4.7 5.2 4.7 3.8 4.9
                 
Holiday 7.4 7.9 19.2 4.2 1.9 4.9 19.8 4.9
Males 7.2 7.7 18.5 4.1 1.8 4.6 19.1 4.9
Females 7.7 8.2 20.0 4.3 2.0 5.4 20.6 4.8
                 
Taking time off/working time arrangement 2.3 1.9 2.2 2.4 1.8 2.1 1.4 2.4
Males 2.4 2.1 2.2 2.5 2.0 2.3 1.5 2.7
Females 2.3 1.7 2.2 2.4 1.6 2.0 1.4 2.1
                 
Other reasons/unspecified 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.9 2.8 3.0 2.5 2.8
Males 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.5 1.1 1.4
Females 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.7 4.5 4.7 4.1 4.3