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12450: Doctor certified sickness absence for employees (16-69 years), by sex and detailed industry (SIC2007) 2008K1 - 2025K1

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2025-05-28 08:00
Sickness absence man-days (doctor certified):
man-days
Sickness absence rate (doctor certified):
per cent
Sickness absence rate (doctor certified), per cent change last year:
per cent
Sickness absence rate (doctor certified), percentage points change last year:
percentage points
Employees with sickness absence (doctor certified):
persons
Employees with sickness absence certified by doctor in per cent of all employees:
per cent
Sickness absence man-days (doctor certified):
Quarter
Sickness absence rate (doctor certified):
Quarter
Sickness absence rate (doctor certified), per cent change last year:
Quarter
Sickness absence rate (doctor certified), percentage points change last year:
Quarter
Employees with sickness absence (doctor certified):
Quarter
Employees with sickness absence certified by doctor in per cent of all employees:
Quarter
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From the 1st quarter of 2015, the statistics on sickness absence is based on a new data source, A-ordningen. Therefore, there is a break in the series between 2014 and 2015.