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| TOTAL | 3 201 | 3 214 | 3 217 | 3 214 | 3 212 | 3 211 | 3 234 | 3 234 | 
| Employed persons | 2 269 | 2 278 | 2 262 | 2 289 | 2 285 | 2 275 | 2 276 | 2 303 | 
| At work | 1 919 | 1 924 | 2 024 | 1 978 | 1 715 | 1 978 | 1 948 | 2 020 | 
| Temporarily absent | 350 | 354 | 238 | 311 | 570 | 297 | 327 | 283 | 
| Illness | 91 | 86 | 94 | 85 | 73 | 94 | 104 | 94 | 
| Holiday | 150 | 160 | 39 | 104 | 412 | 83 | 98 | 76 | 
| Taking time off/working time arrangement | 43 | 41 | 40 | 46 | 29 | 47 | 54 | 44 | 
| Other reasons/unspecified | 67 | 67 | 64 | 76 | 57 | 72 | 72 | 69 | 
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| MALES, TOTAL | 1 614 | 1 621 | 1 623 | 1 621 | 1 620 | 1 618 | 1 632 | 1 631 | 
| Employed persons | 1 212 | 1 214 | 1 208 | 1 222 | 1 220 | 1 206 | 1 203 | 1 220 | 
| At work | 1 053 | 1 054 | 1 111 | 1 082 | 951 | 1 073 | 1 062 | 1 106 | 
| Temporarily absent | 159 | 160 | 97 | 140 | 269 | 133 | 141 | 114 | 
| Illness | 41 | 38 | 43 | 38 | 31 | 41 | 46 | 40 | 
| Holiday | 78 | 82 | 18 | 55 | 210 | 44 | 50 | 36 | 
| Taking time off/working time arrangement | 25 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 17 | 29 | 31 | 23 | 
| Other reasons/unspecified | 15 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 
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| FEMALES, TOTAL | 1 587 | 1 593 | 1 594 | 1 593 | 1 592 | 1 592 | 1 602 | 1 603 | 
| Employed persons | 1 057 | 1 064 | 1 054 | 1 067 | 1 065 | 1 069 | 1 073 | 1 083 | 
| At work | 866 | 870 | 913 | 896 | 764 | 905 | 886 | 915 | 
| Temporarily absent | 191 | 194 | 141 | 171 | 301 | 164 | 187 | 169 | 
| Illness | 50 | 48 | 52 | 47 | 42 | 53 | 58 | 54 | 
| Holiday | 72 | 78 | 21 | 48 | 202 | 40 | 48 | 40 | 
| Taking time off/working time arrangement | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 
| Other reasons/unspecified | 52 | 51 | 51 | 57 | 45 | 53 | 57 | 54 | 
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|  | Per cent of employed persons | 
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| ABSENCE, TOTAL | 15.4 | 15.5 | 10.5 | 13.6 | 25.0 | 13.0 | 14.4 | 12.3 | 
| Males | 13.1 | 13.2 | 8.0 | 11.4 | 22.1 | 11.0 | 11.7 | 9.3 | 
| Females | 18.0 | 18.3 | 13.4 | 16.0 | 28.3 | 15.4 | 17.4 | 15.6 | 
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| Illness | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 
| Males | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 
| Females | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 
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| Holiday | 6.6 | 7.0 | 1.7 | 4.5 | 18.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 
| Males | 6.5 | 6.7 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 17.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 
| Females | 6.8 | 7.3 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 19.0 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 
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| Taking time off/working time arrangement | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 
| Males | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 
| Females | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 
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| Other reasons/unspecified | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 
| Males | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 
| Females | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 
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