Tabell 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 2010 2011
2010 2011 3rd quarter 4th quarter 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter
  Persons employed in total   2 508 2 543 2 515 2 517 2 511 2 538 2 561 2 562
At work   2 085 2 121 1 797 2 170 2 235 2 184 1 830 2 235
Temporarily absent   424 422 718 347 276 354 732 327
    Illness   92 86 84 106 94 78 73 99
    Holidays   203 211 528 112 57 128 564 96
    Taking time off/working time arrangement   48 47 36 53 47 60 32 49
    Laid off   4 3 2 3 4 2 1 3
    Other reasons/unspecified   78 75 68 73 74 86 62 80
                 
Males employed in total   1 321 1 339 1 328 1 326 1 314 1 333 1 355 1 353
At work   1 126 1 140 983 1 172 1 190 1 166 1 000 1 204
Temporarily absent   195 199 345 155 124 167 355 149
    Illness   40 37 39 43 39 35 33 42
    Holidays   103 108 265 60 31 68 283 49
    Taking time off/working time arrangement   29 30 22 31 30 36 22 31
    Laid off   3 2 1 2 4 1 0 2
    Other reasons/unspecified   20 22 17 18 19 27 17 24
                 
Females employed in total   1 187 1 204 1 187 1 191 1 197 1 205 1 206 1 209
At work   958 981 814 998 1 045 1 018 830 1 031
Temporarily absent   229 223 373 192 153 186 376 178
    Illness   52 49 45 63 55 43 40 57
    Holidays   100 104 263 52 26 60 281 47
    Taking time off/working time arrangement   18 17 14 22 17 23 10 18
    Laid off   1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
    Other reasons/unspecified   58 54 51 55 54 59 45 56
                 

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