| 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 | 2008 2 | 2009 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2008 | 2nd quarter | 3rd quarter | 4th quarter | 1st quarter | 2nd quarter | 3rd quarter | |||
| Absolute figures | In total | Employed in total | 2 443 | 2 524 | 2 532 | 2 542 | 2 525 | 2 506 | 2 525 | 2 504 |
| At work | 2 040 | 2 124 | 2 256 | 1 878 | 2 202 | 2 176 | 2 177 | 1 825 | ||
| Temporarily absent | 403 | 400 | 277 | 664 | 323 | 329 | 348 | 679 | ||
| Illness | 94 | 93 | 84 | 86 | 97 | 103 | 96 | 90 | ||
| Holiday | 194 | 187 | 76 | 468 | 94 | 91 | 114 | 477 | ||
| Taking time off/working time arrangement | 47 | 46 | 42 | 39 | 54 | 55 | 52 | 35 | ||
| Laid off | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Other reasons/unspecified | 67 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 75 | 76 | 83 | 75 | ||
| Males | Employed in total | 1 289 | 1 332 | 1 339 | 1 345 | 1 329 | 1 310 | 1 330 | 1 317 | |
| At work | 1 106 | 1 151 | 1 224 | 1 025 | 1 187 | 1 165 | 1 176 | 993 | ||
| Temporarily absent | 183 | 181 | 115 | 320 | 142 | 146 | 153 | 324 | ||
| Illness | 40 | 36 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 42 | 39 | 41 | ||
| Holiday | 99 | 97 | 34 | 244 | 52 | 50 | 61 | 243 | ||
| Taking time off/working time arrangement | 27 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 21 | ||
| Laid off | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Other reasons/unspecified | 17 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 17 | ||
| Females | Employed in total | 1 154 | 1 192 | 1 193 | 1 197 | 1 195 | 1 196 | 1 195 | 1 187 | |
| At work | 934 | 973 | 1 032 | 853 | 1 015 | 1 012 | 1 001 | 832 | ||
| Temporarily absent | 220 | 219 | 161 | 344 | 180 | 184 | 194 | 355 | ||
| Illness | 54 | 56 | 52 | 50 | 59 | 61 | 58 | 48 | ||
| Holiday | 95 | 90 | 42 | 225 | 42 | 41 | 52 | 235 | ||
| Taking time off/working time arrangement | 20 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 13 | ||
| Laid off | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Other reasons/unspecified | 50 | 54 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 57 | 61 | 58 | ||
| Percent of employed persons | In total | Employed in total | 100,0 | 100,0 | 100,0 | 100,0 | 100,0 | 100,0 | 100,0 | 100,0 |
| At work | 83,5 | 84,1 | 89,1 | 73,9 | 87,2 | 86,9 | 86,2 | 72,9 | ||
| Temporarily absent | 16,5 | 15,9 | 10,9 | 26,1 | 12,8 | 13,1 | 13,8 | 27,1 | ||
| Illness | 3,8 | 3,7 | 3,3 | 3,4 | 3,8 | 4,1 | 3,8 | 3,6 | ||
| Holiday | 7,9 | 7,4 | 3,0 | 18,4 | 3,7 | 3,6 | 4,5 | 19,1 | ||
| Taking time off/working time arrangement | 1,9 | 1,8 | 1,7 | 1,6 | 2,1 | 2,2 | 2,0 | 1,4 | ||
| Laid off | 0,0 | 0,1 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,1 | 0,2 | 0,1 | 0,1 | ||
| Other reasons/unspecified | 2,7 | 2,9 | 2,9 | 2,8 | 3,0 | 3,0 | 3,3 | 3,0 | ||
| Males | Employed in total | 100,0 | 100,0 | 100,0 | 100,0 | 100,0 | 100,0 | 100,0 | 100,0 | |
| At work | 85,8 | 86,4 | 91,4 | 76,2 | 89,3 | 88,9 | 88,5 | 75,4 | ||
| Temporarily absent | 14,2 | 13,6 | 8,6 | 23,8 | 10,7 | 11,1 | 11,5 | 24,6 | ||
| Illness | 3,1 | 2,7 | 2,4 | 2,6 | 2,8 | 3,2 | 2,9 | 3,1 | ||
| Holiday | 7,7 | 7,3 | 2,5 | 18,1 | 3,9 | 3,8 | 4,6 | 18,4 | ||
| Taking time off/working time arrangement | 2,1 | 2,1 | 2,1 | 1,8 | 2,3 | 2,3 | 2,1 | 1,6 | ||
| Laid off | 0,0 | 0,1 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,1 | 0,3 | 0,2 | 0,1 | ||
| Other reasons/unspecified | 1,3 | 1,4 | 1,6 | 1,3 | 1,5 | 1,4 | 1,6 | 1,3 | ||
| Females | Employed in total | 100,0 | 100,0 | 100,0 | 100,0 | 100,0 | 100,0 | 100,0 | 100,0 | |
| At work | 80,9 | 81,6 | 86,5 | 71,2 | 84,9 | 84,6 | 83,8 | 70,1 | ||
| Temporarily absent | 19,1 | 18,4 | 13,5 | 28,8 | 15,1 | 15,4 | 16,2 | 29,9 | ||
| Illness | 4,7 | 4,7 | 4,4 | 4,2 | 5,0 | 5,1 | 4,8 | 4,1 | ||
| Holiday | 8,2 | 7,6 | 3,5 | 18,8 | 3,5 | 3,4 | 4,4 | 19,8 | ||
| Taking time off/working time arrangement | 1,7 | 1,5 | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1,9 | 2,0 | 1,9 | 1,1 | ||
| Laid off | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,0 | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,0 | 0,1 | ||
| Other reasons/unspecified | 4,4 | 4,6 | 4,4 | 4,5 | 4,6 | 4,8 | 5,1 | 4,9 | ||
| 1Alternating holidays influence figures on absence. This is not adjusted for. |
| 2See note 6, table 1. |