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 2008 2009 2010
20082 2009 4th quarter 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter 1st quarter
  Persons employed in total   2 524 2 508 2 525 2 506 2 525 2 504 2 497 2 486
At work   2 124 2 073 2 202 2 176 2 177 1 825 2 113 2 162
Temporarily absent   400 435 323 329 348 679 384 324
Illness   93 99 97 103 96 90 109 89
Holidays   187 203 94 91 114 477 128 86
Taking time off/working time arrangement   46 49 54 55 52 35 56 57
Laid off   2 4 3 5 3 3 6 8
Other reasons/unspecified   73 80 75 76 83 75 85 85
 
Males employed in total   1 332 1 317 1 329 1 310 1 330 1 317 1 310 1 306
At work   1 151 1 119 1 187 1 165 1 176 993 1 141 1 160
Temporarily absent   181 198 142 146 153 324 169 146
Illness   36 42 38 42 39 41 47 39
Holidays   97 105 52 50 61 243 65 45
Taking time off/working time arrangement   29 28 31 31 28 21 32 34
Laid off   1 4 2 4 3 2 5 6
Other reasons/unspecified   18 19 20 18 22 17 20 21
 
Females employed in total   1 192 1 191 1 195 1 196 1 195 1 187 1 187 1 180
At work   973 954 1 015 1 012 1 001 832 972 1 002
Temporarily absent   219 237 180 184 194 355 215 178
Illness   56 57 59 61 58 48 62 50
Holidays   90 98 42 41 52 235 64 40
Taking time off/working time arrangement   18 21 23 24 23 13 24 23
Laid off   1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1
Other reasons/unspecified   54 60 56 57 61 58 65 63
 

1Alternating holidays influence figures on absence. This is not adjusted for.
2 See note 1, table 1a