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 2011 2012
2010 2011 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter 1st quarter 2nd quarter
  Persons employed in total   2 508 2 543 2 511 2 538 2 561 2 562 2 570 2 604
At work   2 085 2 121 2 235 2 184 1 830 2 235 2 283 2 249
Temporarily absent   424 422 276 354 732 327 287 355
    Illness   92 86 94 78 73 99 103 90
    Holidays   203 211 57 128 564 96 69 135
    Taking time off/working time arrangement   48 47 47 60 32 49 38 46
    Laid off   4 3 4 2 1 3 2 1
    Other reasons/unspecified   78 75 74 86 62 80 75 83
 
Males employed in total   1 321 1 339 1 314 1 333 1 355 1 353 1 355 1 371
At work   1 126 1 140 1 190 1 166 1 000 1 204 1 231 1 216
Temporarily absent   195 199 124 167 355 149 124 155
    Illness   40 37 39 35 33 42 40 35
    Holidays   103 108 31 68 283 49 36 67
    Taking time off/working time arrangement   29 30 30 36 22 31 25 25
    Laid off   3 2 4 1 0 2 2 1
    Other reasons/unspecified   20 22 19 27 17 24 21 27
 
Females employed in total   1 187 1 204 1 197 1 205 1 206 1 209 1 215 1 233
At work   958 981 1 045 1 018 830 1 031 1 052 1 033
Temporarily absent   229 223 153 186 376 178 163 200
    Illness   52 49 55 43 40 57 62 55
    Holidays   100 104 26 60 281 47 33 67
    Taking time off/working time arrangement   18 17 17 23 10 18 13 22
    Laid off   1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1
    Other reasons/unspecified   58 54 54 59 45 56 54 55
 

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