Statistics Norway

Labour force survey

11 Employed persons aged 15-74 and absence from work1 during the whole reference week, by reason for absence and sex (LFS). 1 000 and per cent
  Annual average 2007 20082 2009
  2007 2008 4th quarter 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter 1st quarter
  1 000
                 
EMPLOYED PERSONS 2 443 2 524 2 484 2 497 2 532 2 542 2 525 2 506
At work 2 040 2 124 2 136 2 160 2 256 1 878 2 202 2 176
Temporarily absent  403  400  348  337  277  664  323  329
Illness 94 93 98  103 84 86 97  103
Holiday  194  187  121  111 76  468 94 91
Taking time off/working time arrangement 47 46 59 50 42 39 54 55
Laid off 1 2 1 2 1 0 3 5
Other reasons/unspecified 67 73 69 71 73 71 75 76
                 
MALES 1 289 1 332 1 309 1 313 1 339 1 345 1 329 1 310
At work 1 106 1 151 1 151 1 167 1 224 1 025 1 187 1 165
Temporarily absent  183  181  158  147  115  320  142  146
Illness 40 36 40 40 32 35 38 42
Holiday 99 97 64 59 34  244 52 50
Taking time off/working time arrangement 27 29 35 31 28 25 31 31
Laid off 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 4
Other reasons/unspecified 17 18 19 16 21 17 20 18
                 
FEMALES 1 154 1 192 1 175 1 183 1 193 1 197 1 195 1 196
At work  934  973  985  993 1 032  853 1 015 1 012
Temporarily absent  220  219  189  190  161  344  180  184
Illness 54 56 58 63 52 50 59 61
Holiday 95 90 56 52 42  225 42 41
Taking time off/working time arrangement 20 18 24 19 14 15 23 24
Laid off 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1
Other reasons/unspecified 50 54 51 55 52 54 56 57
                 
  Per cent of employed persons
                 
ABSENCE, TOTAL 16.5 15.9 14.0 13.5 10.9 26.1 12.8 13.1
Illness 3.8 3.7 4.0 4.1 3.3 3.4 3.8 4.1
Holiday 7.9 7.4 4.9 4.4 3.0 18.4 3.7 3.6
Taking time off/working time arrangement 1.9 1.8 2.4 2.0 1.7 1.6 2.1 2.2
Laid off 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2
Other reasons/unspecified 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.8 3.0 3.0
                 
MALES 14.2 13.6 12.1 11.2 8.6 23.8 10.7 11.1
Illness 3.1 2.7 3.1 3.1 2.4 2.6 2.8 3.2
Holiday 7.7 7.3 4.9 4.5 2.5 18.1 3.9 3.8
Taking time off/working time arrangement 2.1 2.1 2.7 2.3 2.1 1.8 2.3 2.3
Laid off 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3
Other reasons/unspecified 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.6 1.3 1.5 1.4
                 
FEMALES 19.1 18.4 16.1 16.1 13.5 28.8 15.1 15.4
Illness 4.7 4.7 4.9 5.3 4.4 4.2 5.0 5.1
Holiday 8.2 7.6 4.8 4.4 3.5 18.8 3.5 3.4
Taking time off/working time arrangement 1.7 1.5 2.1 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.9 2.0
Laid off 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1
Other reasons/unspecified 4.4 4.6 4.3 4.7 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.8
1  Alternating holidays influence figures on absence. This is not adjusted for.
2  Due to an omission in the data collection, the employment figures have become too high, approximately 6 000 in the 1st quarter and 12 000 in the 2nd quarter 2008. This affects the age group 15-19 and the totals. In table 1 the figures for change are adjusted accordingly.

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