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 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter
  Persons employed in total   2 508 2 543 2 538 2 561 2 562 2 570 2 604 2 602
At work   2 085 2 121 2 184 1 830 2 235 2 283 2 249 1 910
Temporarily absent   424 422 354 732 327 287 355 692
    Illness   92 86 78 73 99 103 90 77
    Holidays   203 211 128 564 96 69 135 518
    Taking time off/working time arrangement   48 47 60 32 49 38 46 31
    Laid off   4 3 2 1 3 2 1 1
    Other reasons/unspecified   78 75 86 62 80 75 83 66
 
Males employed in total   1 321 1 339 1 333 1 355 1 353 1 355 1 371 1 376
At work   1 126 1 140 1 166 1 000 1 204 1 231 1 216 1 043
Temporarily absent   195 199 167 355 149 124 155 333
    Illness   40 37 35 33 42 40 35 34
    Holidays   103 108 68 283 49 36 67 262
    Taking time off/working time arrangement   29 30 36 22 31 25 25 18
    Laid off   3 2 1 0 2 2 1 1
    Other reasons/unspecified   20 22 27 17 24 21 27 18
 
Females employed in total   1 187 1 204 1 205 1 206 1 209 1 215 1 233 1 226
At work   958 981 1 018 830 1 031 1 052 1 033 867
Temporarily absent   229 223 186 376 178 163 200 359
    Illness   52 49 43 40 57 62 55 43
    Holidays   100 104 60 281 47 33 67 255
    Taking time off/working time arrangement   18 17 23 10 18 13 22 13
    Laid off   1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
    Other reasons/unspecified   58 54 59 45 56 54 55 47
 

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