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 2012
2010 2011 4th quarter 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter 1st quarter
  Persons employed in total   2 508 2 543 2 517 2 511 2 538 2 561 2 562 2 570
At work   2 085 2 121 2 170 2 235 2 184 1 830 2 235 2 283
Temporarily absent   424 422 347 276 354 732 327 287
    Illness   92 86 106 94 78 73 99 103
    Holidays   203 211 112 57 128 564 96 69
    Taking time off/working time arrangement   48 47 53 47 60 32 49 38
    Laid off   4 3 3 4 2 1 3 2
    Other reasons/unspecified   78 75 73 74 86 62 80 75
 
Males employed in total   1 321 1 339 1 326 1 314 1 333 1 355 1 353 1 355
At work   1 126 1 140 1 172 1 190 1 166 1 000 1 204 1 231
Temporarily absent   195 199 155 124 167 355 149 124
    Illness   40 37 43 39 35 33 42 40
    Holidays   103 108 60 31 68 283 49 36
    Taking time off/working time arrangement   29 30 31 30 36 22 31 25
    Laid off   3 2 2 4 1 0 2 2
    Other reasons/unspecified   20 22 18 19 27 17 24 21
 
Females employed in total   1 187 1 204 1 191 1 197 1 205 1 206 1 209 1 215
At work   958 981 998 1 045 1 018 830 1 031 1 052
Temporarily absent   229 223 192 153 186 376 178 163
    Illness   52 49 63 55 43 40 57 62
    Holidays   100 104 52 26 60 281 47 33
    Taking time off/working time arrangement   18 17 22 17 23 10 18 13
    Laid off   1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
    Other reasons/unspecified   58 54 55 54 59 45 56 54
 

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