HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

47. Absences from work of employed full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and industry

Occupation and industry

2010

Full-time wage

and salary

workers (in

thousands)1

Absence rate 1 Lost worktime rate 2

Total Illness or

injury

Other

reasons Total Illness orinjury

Other

reasons

OCCUPATION

 Management, professional, and related occupations ...................... 39,018 2.8 1.9 1.0 1.4 0.9 0.6

 Management, business, and financial operations occupations ..... 15,581 2.4 1.6 .8 1.2 .8 .5

 Management occupations .......................................................... 10,680 2.1 1.4 .7 1.1 .7 .4

 Business and financial operations occupations .......................... 4,901 2.9 1.9 1.0 1.5 .9 .6

 Professional and related occupations ............................................ 23,437 3.2 2.1 1.1 1.6 .9 .7

 Computer and mathematical occupations .................................. 3,176 2.6 1.9 .7 1.1 .8 .4

 Architecture and engineering occupations ................................. 2,351 2.0 1.4 .6 .9 .6 .3

 Life, physical, and social science occupations ........................... 1,138 2.7 1.7 1.1 1.4 .8 .6

 Community and social services occupations .............................. 1,914 3.6 2.6 1.0 1.8 1.2 .6

 Legal occupations ....................................................................... 1,237 3.0 1.7 1.2 1.2 .6 .6

 Education, training, and library occupations ............................... 6,501 3.4 2.1 1.3 1.7 .8 .9

 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations ...... 1,440 2.6 1.9 .7 .9 .6 .3

 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ..................... 5,680 3.8 2.5 1.3 2.2 1.4 .9

 Service occupations ........................................................................ 14,353 3.6 2.6 1.0 1.7 1.2 .5

 Healthcare support occupations .................................................... 2,203 5.3 3.6 1.7 2.9 1.9 1.0

 Protective service occupations ...................................................... 2,843 2.8 2.1 .7 1.7 1.3 .4

 Food preparation and serving related occupations ....................... 3,811 3.1 2.2 1.0 1.2 .8 .4

 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations ...... 3,311 3.6 2.7 .9 1.7 1.3 .4

 Personal care and service occupations ......................................... 2,185 3.7 2.6 1.1 1.5 1.0 .5

 Sales and office occupations ........................................................... 23,007 3.5 2.5 1.0 1.7 1.2 .6

 Sales and related occupations ...................................................... 9,171 2.7 1.9 .8 1.3 .9 .4

 Office and administrative support occupations .............................. 13,836 4.0 2.9 1.2 2.0 1.4 .6

 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations ..... 9,900 2.7 2.2 .6 1.4 1.2 .2

 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations .................................... 755 2.1 1.6 .5 .9 .8 .1

 Construction and extraction occupations ....................................... 5,016 2.8 2.2 .6 1.4 1.2 .2

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ........................ 4,129 2.7 2.2 .5 1.5 1.3 .2

 Production, transportation, and material moving occupations ......... 13,112 3.2 2.6 .7 1.8 1.6 .3

 Production occupations ................................................................. 6,920 3.3 2.6 .7 1.9 1.6 .3

 Transportation and material moving occupations .......................... 6,192 3.1 2.5 .6 1.8 1.5 .2

See footnotes at end of table.

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HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

47. Absences from work of employed full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and industry—Continued

Occupation and industry

2010

Full-time wage

and salary

workers (in

thousands)1

Absence rate 1 Lost worktime rate 2

Total Illness or

injury

Other

reasons Total Illness orinjury

Other

reasons

INDUSTRY

 Private sector ................................................................................... 81,496 3.0 2.1 0.9 1.5 1.0 0.5

 Agriculture and related industries .............................................. 954 2.3 1.6 .6 1.1 .8 .3

 Nonagricultural industries .......................................................... 80,542 3.0 2.1 .9 1.5 1.0 .5

 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction ........................... 672 2.3 1.9 .4 1.2 1.0 .2

 Construction ............................................................................. 5,416 2.4 1.8 .5 1.1 .9 .2

 Manufacturing ........................................................................... 12,581 2.7 2.0 .7 1.5 1.2 .3

 Durable goods ..................................................................... 7,881 2.6 1.9 .7 1.4 1.1 .3

 Nondurable goods ............................................................... 4,700 3.0 2.2 .8 1.7 1.3 .4

 Wholesale and retail trade ........................................................ 12,829 2.9 2.2 .8 1.5 1.1 .4

 Wholesale trade ................................................................... 3,114 2.6 2.0 .7 1.4 1.0 .4

 Retail trade .......................................................................... 9,715 3.0 2.2 .8 1.5 1.1 .4

 Transportation and utilities ....................................................... 4,547 3.1 2.5 .6 1.9 1.6 .3

 Transportation and warehousing ......................................... 3,661 3.2 2.5 .7 1.9 1.6 .3

 Utilities ................................................................................. 886 2.9 2.4 .5 1.8 1.6 .2

 Information ................................................................................ 2,376 2.8 2.2 .6 1.4 1.1 .3

 Financial activities .................................................................... 7,129 2.9 1.9 1.0 1.5 .9 .5

 Finance and insurance ........................................................ 5,549 2.8 1.8 1.0 1.5 .9 .6

 Finance ............................................................................ 3,585 2.7 1.8 .9 1.4 .9 .6

 Insurance ......................................................................... 1,964 3.1 2.0 1.1 1.5 1.0 .6

 Real estate and rental and leasing ...................................... 1,580 2.9 2.1 .9 1.4 .9 .5

 Professional and business services ......................................... 9,978 2.6 1.7 .9 1.2 .7 .5

 Professional and technical services .................................... 6,164 2.4 1.5 .9 1.1 .6 .5

 Management, administrative, and waste services ............... 3,813 2.9 2.1 .8 1.2 .8 .4

 Education and health services .................................................. 14,979 3.8 2.5 1.3 2.0 1.2 .8

 Educational services ............................................................ 2,927 3.0 1.9 1.1 1.5 .8 .7

 Health care and social assistance ....................................... 12,052 4.0 2.6 1.3 2.1 1.3 .8

 Leisure and hospitality .............................................................. 6,236 3.0 2.1 .9 1.3 .8 .4

 Arts, entertainment, and recreation ..................................... 1,310 3.2 2.4 .8 1.5 1.1 .4

 Accommodation and food services ...................................... 4,926 3.0 2.0 1.0 1.2 .7 .5

 Accommodation ................................................................. 1,011 3.1 1.9 1.2 1.4 .8 .6

 Food services and drinking places .................................... 3,915 2.9 2.0 .9 1.1 .7 .4

 Other services .......................................................................... 3,799 2.6 1.9 .7 1.2 .8 .3

 Other services, except private households .......................... 3,489 2.5 1.8 .7 1.2 .9 .3

Public sector ..................................................................................... 17,894 4.0 2.8 1.1 2.0 1.4 .6

 Federal government ................................................................. 3,392 4.0 2.9 1.1 1.9 1.4 .6

 State government ..................................................................... 5,300 4.2 3.1 1.1 2.0 1.5 .5

 Local government ..................................................................... 9,202 3.8 2.6 1.2 2.0 1.3 .7

1 Absences are defined as instances when persons who usually work 35

or more hours a week worked less than 35 hours during the reference week

for one of the following reasons: own illness, injury, or medical problems;

child care problems; other family or personal obligations; civic or military

duty; and maternity or paternity leave. Excluded are situations in which work

was missed due to vacation or personal days, holiday, labor dispute, and

other reasons. For multiple jobholders, absence data refer only to work

missed at their main jobs. The absence rate is the ratio of workers with

absences to total full-time wage and salary employment. All self-employed

workers are excluded, both those with incorporated businesses as well as

those with unincorporated businesses. The estimates of full-time wage and

salary employment shown in this table do not match those in other tables

because the estimates in this table are based on the full CPS sample and

those in the other tables are based on a quarter of the sample only. 2 Hours absent as a percent of hours usually worked.

NOTE: Since 2009, data reflect a modification in the estimation of the

absence universe and are not strictly comparable with absence measures for

prior years. The modification was made to enable users of the public-use

microdata to reproduce the estimates of the absence universe and rates. 

Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release

ofJanuary data.

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