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
2009 2010 3rd quarter 4th quarter 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter
  Persons employed in total   2 508 2 508 2 504 2 497 2 486 2 516 2 515 2 517
At work   2 073 2 085 1 825 2 113 2 162 2 210 1 797 2 170
Temporarily absent   435 424 679 384 324 306 718 347
    Illness   99 92 90 109 89 88 84 106
    Holidays   203 203 477 128 86 85 528 112
    Taking time off/working time arrangement   49 48 35 56 57 45 36 53
    Laid off   4 4 3 6 8 4 2 3
    Other reasons/unspecified   80 78 75 85 85 85 68 73
 
Males employed in total   1 317 1 321 1 317 1 310 1 306 1 325 1 328 1 326
At work   1 119 1 126 993 1 141 1 160 1 192 983 1 172
Temporarily absent   198 195 324 169 146 134 345 155
    Illness   42 40 41 47 39 38 39 43
    Holidays   105 103 243 65 45 42 265 60
    Taking time off/working time arrangement   28 29 21 32 34 29 22 31
    Laid off   4 3 2 5 6 3 1 2
    Other reasons/unspecified   19 20 17 20 21 22 17 18
 
Females employed in total   1 191 1 187 1 187 1 187 1 180 1 191 1 187 1 191
At work   954 958 832 972 1 002 1 018 814 998
Temporarily absent   237 229 355 215 178 172 373 192
    Illness   57 52 48 62 50 49 45 63
    Holidays   98 100 235 64 40 43 263 52
    Taking time off/working time arrangement   21 18 13 24 23 15 14 22
    Laid off   1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
    Other reasons/unspecified   60 58 58 65 63 63 51 55
 

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