14 Employed persons aged 15-74 and absence from work1 during the whole reference week by reason for absence and sex (LFS). 1 000

  Annual average 2009 2010
20082 2009 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter 1st quarter 2nd quarter
  Persons employed in total   2 524 2 508 2 506 2 525 2 504 2 497 2 486 2 516
At work   2 124 2 073 2 176 2 177 1 825 2 113 2 162 2 210
Temporarily absent   400 435 329 348 679 384 324 306
Illness   93 99 103 96 90 109 89 88
Holidays   187 203 91 114 477 128 86 85
Taking time off/working time arrangement   46 49 55 52 35 56 57 45
Laid off   2 4 5 3 3 6 8 4
Other reasons/unspecified   73 80 76 83 75 85 85 85
 
Males employed in total   1 332 1 317 1 310 1 330 1 317 1 310 1 306 1 325
At work   1 151 1 119 1 165 1 176 993 1 141 1 160 1 192
Temporarily absent   181 198 146 153 324 169 146 134
Illness   36 42 42 39 41 47 39 38
Holidays   97 105 50 61 243 65 45 42
Taking time off/working time arrangement   29 28 31 28 21 32 34 29
Laid off   1 4 4 3 2 5 6 3
Other reasons/unspecified   18 19 18 22 17 20 21 22
 
Females employed in total   1 192 1 191 1 196 1 195 1 187 1 187 1 180 1 191
At work   973 954 1 012 1 001 832 972 1 002 1 018
Temporarily absent   219 237 184 194 355 215 178 172
Illness   56 57 61 58 48 62 50 49
Holidays   90 98 41 52 235 64 40 43
Taking time off/working time arrangement   18 21 24 23 13 24 23 15
Laid off   1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1
Other reasons/unspecified   54 60 57 61 58 65 63 63
 

1Alternating holidays influence figures on absence. This is not adjusted for.
2 See note 1, table 1a