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 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter
  Persons employed in total   2 524 2 508 2 525 2 504 2 497 2 486 2 516 2 515
At work   2 124 2 073 2 177 1 825 2 113 2 162 2 210 1 797
Temporarily absent   400 435 348 679 384 324 306 718
Illness   93 99 96 90 109 89 88 84
Holidays   187 203 114 477 128 86 85 528
Taking time off/working time arrangement   46 49 52 35 56 57 45 36
Laid off   2 4 3 3 6 8 4 2
Other reasons/unspecified   73 80 83 75 85 85 85 68
 
Males employed in total   1 332 1 317 1 330 1 317 1 310 1 306 1 325 1 328
At work   1 151 1 119 1 176 993 1 141 1 160 1 192 983
Temporarily absent   181 198 153 324 169 146 134 345
Illness   36 42 39 41 47 39 38 39
Holidays   97 105 61 243 65 45 42 265
Taking time off/working time arrangement   29 28 28 21 32 34 29 22
Laid off   1 4 3 2 5 6 3 1
Other reasons/unspecified   18 19 22 17 20 21 22 17
 
Females employed in total   1 192 1 191 1 195 1 187 1 187 1 180 1 191 1 187
At work   973 954 1 001 832 972 1 002 1 018 814
Temporarily absent   219 237 194 355 215 178 172 373
Illness   56 57 58 48 62 50 49 45
Holidays   90 98 52 235 64 40 43 263
Taking time off/working time arrangement   18 21 23 13 24 23 15 14
Laid off   1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1
Other reasons/unspecified   54 60 61 58 65 63 63 51
 

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