3 Sickness absence man-days for employees self-certified and certified by a doctor, by industry and type
of sickness absence. In per cent of scheduled man days (Sickness absence rate). Quarterly figures. 2008-2009

Industry1) and type of sickness absence 2008Q1 2008Q2 2008Q3 2009Q1 2009Q2 2009Q3
00-99 All industries (including not reported industry) All sickness absence 7.4 6.8 7.0 7.7 7.1 7.7
Self-certified 1.2 0.8 0.8 1.2 0.8 0.9
Doctor-certified 6.2 6.0 6.2 6.4 6.3 6.9
01-03 Agriculture, forestry and fishing All sickness absence 5.7 4.8 4.9 6.4 5.4 5.4
Self-certified 0.8 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.5
Doctor-certified 5.0 4.4 4.5 5.6 5.0 4.8
05-09 Mining and quarrying All sickness absence : : : : : :
Self-certified : : : : : :
Doctor-certified 3.8 3.5 3.8 3.5 3.6 4.1
10-33 Manufacturing All sickness absence 7.1 6.6 7.1 7.4 6.8 7.5
Self-certified 1.3 0.9 0.9 1.3 0.9 0.9
Doctor-certified 5.7 5.7 6.2 6.0 5.9 6.6
35-39 Electricity and water supply, etc. All sickness absence 6.5 5.3 6.0 6.8 5.6 6.5
Self-certified 1.3 0.7 0.7 1.4 0.7 0.9
Doctor-certified 5.2 4.6 5.3 5.4 4.9 5.6
41-43 Construction All sickness absence 7.4 6.3 6.8 8.1 7.3 8.1
Self-certified 1.3 0.8 0.8 1.2 0.7 0.8
Doctor-certified 6.1 5.5 6.0 6.9 6.5 7.3
45-47 Domestic trade All sickness absence 6.7 6.2 6.7 7.1 6.7 7.5
Self-certified 1.0 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.7
Doctor-certified 5.7 5.6 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.8
49-53 Transportation and storage All sickness absence 7.9 7.2 7.6 8.6 7.9 8.6
Self-certified 1.2 0.8 0.8 1.2 0.8 0.9
Doctor-certified 6.7 6.4 6.8 7.4 7.1 7.8
55-56 Accomm. and food service act. All sickness absence 7.8 7.4 7.4 8.0 8.3 8.6
Self-certified 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.6
Doctor-certified 6.8 6.7 6.8 7.2 7.6 8.0
58-63 Information and communication All sickness absence 5.0 4.4 4.6 5.2 4.8 5.2
Self-certified 1.1 0.7 0.7 1.1 0.7 0.7
Doctor-certified 3.9 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.5
64-66 Financial and insurance activities All sickness absence 5.5 4.9 5.3 5.5 4.9 5.2
Self-certified 1.2 0.7 0.7 1.1 0.6 0.7
Doctor-certified 4.3 4.2 4.6 4.4 4.3 4.5
68-75 Real estate act. and profess., scient. and tech. act. All sickness absence 4.7 4.1 4.5 5.1 4.7 5.5
Self-certified 1.0 0.6 0.6 1.1 0.7 0.8
Doctor-certified 3.7 3.6 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.7
77-82 Adm. and support service act. All sickness absence 7.9 7.3 7.4 8.0 8.1 8.6
Self-certified 1.1 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.8
Doctor-certified 6.8 6.5 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.7
84 Public administration and defence All sickness absence 6.4 5.8 6.0 6.6 5.7 6.5
Self-certified 1.4 0.9 0.9 1.5 0.9 1.0
Doctor-certified 5.0 4.9 5.1 5.0 4.8 5.5
85 Education All sickness absence 7.8 6.6 6.2 7.7 6.7 6.9
Self-certified 1.3 0.8 0.7 1.3 0.7 0.8
Doctor-certified 6.5 5.9 5.5 6.3 6.0 6.2
86-88 Human health and social work act. All sickness absence 10.2 9.6 9.1 10.3 9.6 10.1
Self-certified 1.5 1.1 0.9 1.6 1.0 1.1
Doctor-certified 8.6 8.5 8.2 8.7 8.5 9.0
90-99 Other service activities etc, extraterritorial org. All sickness absence 7.2 6.6 7.0 7.2 6.7 7.2
Self-certified 1.1 0.6 0.7 1.0 0.6 0.7
Doctor-certified 6.1 6.0 6.4 6.2 6.1 6.5
00 Not reported industry All sickness absence 8.5 6.9 7.4 7.7 6.8 8.1
Self-certified 1.4 0.9 0.9 1.4 0.9 1.0
Doctor-certified 7.1 5.9 6.4 6.3 5.8 7.0