Sickness absence man-days for employees with sickness absence certified by a doctor, by industry. Figures and per cent of scheduled man-days (sickness absence rate). Men. Quarterly figures.

7 Sickness absence man-days¹ for employees with sickness absence certified by a doctor, by industry. Figures and per cent of scheduled man-days (sickness absence rate). Men. Quarterly figures.

	Quarter 2 2006¹		Quarter 3 2006		Sickness absence rate (per cent)
Industry	Sickness absence man-days	Change last year	Sickness absence man-days	Change last year	Quarter 2 2005¹	Quarter 3 2005	Quarter 2 2006¹	Quarter 3 2006
00-99 TOTAL	2 395 025	-8 136	2 527 937	136 630	4,3	4,8	4,5	4,9
01-05 AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING	26 670	-2 753	28 196	-1 799	4,0	4,2	3,9	4,0
01 Agriculture and hunting	16 274	-1 910	17 369	-1 345	4,1	4,2	4,0	4,0
02 Forestry and logging	2 776	-873	3 346	-76	4,1	3,9	3,4	4,0
03 Fishing and fish farming	7 620	29	7 481	-379	3,9	4,2	4,1	3,9
11 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION	41 406	-1 458	45 866	-985	3,1	3,4	3,0	3,0
10,12-14 MINING AND QUARRYING	8 896	652	9 228	-297	4,2	5,5	4,8	5,3
15-37 MANUFACTURING	486 821	-13 295	515 652	26 751	4,7	5,4	5,0	5,5
15 Food products and beverages	89 919	-2 685	94 358	6 597	5,6	6,2	6,1	6,8
16 Tobacco products	384	-603	397	-269	6,5	5,4	3,4	3,9
17 Textile products	4 448	-891	4 530	-1 279	5,1	6,8	4,8	5,2
18 Wearing apparel, fur	839	103	1 121	497	4,0	4,0	4,7	6,7
20 Wood and wood products	37 989	295	37 284	487	5,5	6,1	5,9	6,1
21 Pulp, paper and paper products	16 572	-391	17 043	1 055	4,8	5,2	5,6	6,2
22 Publishing, printing, reproduction	30 951	-3 456	30 961	-2 222	4,1	4,7	4,2	4,5
23 Refined petroleum products	1 370	-154	1 362	-186	3,1	3,6	2,9	3,0
24 Chemicals and chemical products	22 206	622	23 621	2 088	3,6	4,2	4,2	4,8
25 Rubber and plastic products	12 836	126	12 567	-122	5,3	6,3	6,0	6,3
26 Other non-metallic mineral products	24 212	1 489	26 706	2 246	4,9	5,9	5,5	6,2
27 Basic metals	27 451	-2 683	29 047	186	4,8	5,3	5,0	5,6
28 Fabricated metal products	51 357	48	52 746	2 020	5,4	6,2	5,8	6,3
29 Machinery and equipment n.e.c.	40 121	-2 614	43 605	2 801	4,1	4,5	4,0	4,5
30 Office machinery and computers	150	49	178	90	1,2	1,3	1,9	2,4
31 Electrical goods	13 136	-260	14 296	658	4,0	4,7	4,1	4,6
32 Radio, Tv sets	4 284	64	3 915	-716	2,7	3,4	3,0	2,9
33 Instrumens etc.	5 988	-997	6 823	-306	2,5	3,0	2,3	2,7
34 Motor vehicles	10 263	-854	11 985	1 098	4,7	5,4	4,9	6,2
35 Other transport equipment	70 848	-413	81 961	11 573	4,7	5,5	4,6	5,5
36 Furniture, other	17 244	-757	16 860	-820	4,9	5,7	5,2	5,4
37 Recycling	3 565	806	3 666	1 239	5,5	5,7	6,7	7,3
40-41 ELECTRICITY, GAS AND WATER SUPPLY	22 419	-1 847	24 877	1 791	3,7	3,9	3,6	4,2
40 Electricity etc.	19 017	-2 367	21 402	1 597	3,6	3,7	3,4	4,1
41 Water supply	2 097	-105	2 456	37	4,6	5,1	4,1	5,2
45 CONSTRUCTION	366 553	16 055	389 450	34 181	5,2	5,8	5,6	6,0
50-55 DOMESTIC TRADE, HOTELS, RESTAURANTS	390 418	-10 160	420 509	18 680	4,2	4,5	4,4	4,7
50 Motor vehicles services	92 973	-4 976	98 001	1 339	4,6	5,0	4,7	5,1
51 Wholesale trade, commision trade	94 526	-1 148	99 760	3 318	4,2	4,6	4,4	4,7
52 Retail trade; repair personal goods	93 424	-118	102 751	8 309	4,0	4,3	4,1	4,6
55 Hotels and restaurants	57 527	2 603	65 185	7 450	5,1	5,0	5,5	5,6
60-64 TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION	300 352	1 669	320 628	11 291	5,4	6,2	5,8	6,2
60 Land transport; pipeline transport	160 929	4 686	169 937	4 100	7,1	8,3	7,7	8,3
61 Water transport	29 457	510	34 271	1 914	3,0	3,6	3,3	3,6
62 Air transport	16 791	-1 096	19 382	622	5,0	5,9	5,9	6,9
63 Supporting transport activities	42 418	-1 076	45 353	2 989	4,7	5,1	4,8	5,2
64 Post and telecommunications	50 757	-1 354	51 685	1 666	4,9	5,1	5,1	5,2
65-67 Financial intermediation	30 604	-1 131	31 156	340	2,6	2,8	2,7	2,9
65 Financing	18 607	-2 028	19 491	-164	2,7	2,8	2,6	3,0
66 Insurance and pension funding	6 461	-7	6 332	-753	2,6	3,2	2,8	3,0
67 Auxiliary financial intermediation	5 536	904	5 334	1 258	2,2	2,2	2,7	2,7
70-74 REAL ESTATE, BUSINESS ACTIVITIES	215 134	8 568	234 607	29 285	3,1	3,5	3,3	3,6
70 Real estate	29 165	265	31 377	3 017	4,2	4,6	4,3	4,6
71 Renting machinery and equipment	8 865	1 069	9 546	1 098	4,3	5,3	5,3	5,7
72 Computer and related avtivities	33 726	4 728	34 199	4 127	2,1	2,4	2,5	2,5
73 Research and development	7 291	-527	7 500	-45	2,0	2,3	2,1	2,2
74 Other business activities	136 086	3 034	151 985	21 088	3,3	3,7	3,5	3,9
74.1 Legal and accounting act.	15 170	-38	16 959	1 518	2,0	2,4	2,2	2,5
74.2 Architectural and engineering act.	24 201	-1 812	26 182	78	2,3	2,6	2,3	2,4
74.3 Technical testing and analysis	8 598	-80	9 481	1 479	3,3	3,5	3,6	4,0
74.4 Advertising	5 746	-976	6 102	498	3,9	3,8	3,6	3,8
74.5 Labour recr. and prov. of personnel	24 212	6 929	27 753	8 075	3,2	4,1	3,6	4,2
74.6 Investigation and security act.	13 289	-349	15 222	1 948	4,3	4,8	4,8	5,2
74.7 Industrial cleaning	26 853	-30	30 991	5 142	8,2	9,0	9,0	9,3
74.8 Misc. business act.	18 018	-610	19 295	2 351	3,8	4,0	3,8	4,1
75-99 OTHER SERVICES	505 712	-4 396	507 644	17 324	4,1	4,6	4,3	4,7
75 Public administration and defence	131 920	-1 272	133 657	-2 889	3,3	3,9	3,6	3,8
80 Education	125 477	1 901	111 250	7 050	3,6	4,4	4,0	4,7
80.1 Primary education	54 934	-15	46 520	2 476	4,2	5,0	4,7	5,3
80.2 Secondary education	38 832	1 488	35 138	4 530	3,9	4,7	4,4	5,2
80.3 Higher education	20 112	-725	19 328	-760	2,3	3,2	2,5	3,1
80.4 Adult and other education	11 600	1 153	10 263	804	3,8	4,9	4,5	5,2
85 Health and social work	170 743	-2 464	181 203	10 381	5,2	5,7	5,3	5,5
85.1 Human health activities	79 949	-1 237	86 866	4 632	4,4	4,9	4,5	4,8
85.2 Veterinary activities	150	31	193	80	1,6	1,7	2,0	2,6
85.3 Social work activities	90 644	-1 257	94 144	5 669	6,1	6,7	6,3	6,5
90 Sewage, refuse disposal activities	20 627	-591	21 917	406	6,6	6,6	6,5	6,7
91 Membership organizations n.e.c	17 606	-1 155	19 919	1 475	3,6	3,7	3,6	4,1
92 Cultural and sporting activities	30 028	-1 554	30 449	1 474	4,1	3,9	4,1	4,1
93 Other service activities	8 260	755	8 154	-601	5,3	6,3	5,7	5,6
95 Domestic services	839	-189	919	-63	5,0	4,9	4,3	4,6
99 Extra-territorial org. and bodies	213	173	177	92	1,3	2,9	6,1	4,7
00 Not reported	39	-40	124	67	1,6	1,2	0,9	3,1

¹ Easter was in the second quarter in 2006, and in the first quarter in 2005. This is influential when we compare second quarter figures from these two years. Both man-days lost due to sickness absence and scheduled man-days decrease significantly during Easter compared to a normal week at this time of the year. Easter has stronger influence on scheduled man-days than on man-days lost due to sickness absence. If we did not take the Easter week into account we roughly estimate that the sickness absence rate would have dropped nearly 0.1 percentage points for most of the groups in the second quarter of 2006.