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 2011
2009 2010 4th quarter 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter 1st quarter
  Persons employed in total   2 508 2 508 2 497 2 486 2 516 2 515 2 517 2 511
At work   2 073 2 085 2 113 2 162 2 210 1 797 2 170 2 235
Temporarily absent   435 424 384 324 306 718 347 276
    Illness   99 92 109 89 88 84 106 94
    Holidays   203 203 128 86 85 528 112 57
    Taking time off/working time arrangement   49 48 56 57 45 36 53 47
    Laid off   4 4 6 8 4 2 3 4
    Other reasons/unspecified   80 78 85 85 85 68 73 74
 
Males employed in total   1 317 1 321 1 310 1 306 1 325 1 328 1 326 1 314
At work   1 119 1 126 1 141 1 160 1 192 983 1 172 1 190
Temporarily absent   198 195 169 146 134 345 155 124
    Illness   42 40 47 39 38 39 43 39
    Holidays   105 103 65 45 42 265 60 31
    Taking time off/working time arrangement   28 29 32 34 29 22 31 30
    Laid off   4 3 5 6 3 1 2 4
    Other reasons/unspecified   19 20 20 21 22 17 18 19
 
Females employed in total   1 191 1 187 1 187 1 180 1 191 1 187 1 191 1 197
At work   954 958 972 1 002 1 018 814 998 1 045
Temporarily absent   237 229 215 178 172 373 192 153
    Illness   57 52 62 50 49 45 63 55
    Holidays   98 100 64 40 43 263 52 26
    Taking time off/working time arrangement   21 18 24 23 15 14 22 17
    Laid off   1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
    Other reasons/unspecified   60 58 65 63 63 51 55 54
 

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