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

2008

Workers in

absence

universe (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 ...................... 39,016 2.8 1.9 1.0 1.5 0.9 0.6

 Management, business, and financial operations occupations ..... 15,963 2.5 1.6 .8 1.3 .8 .5

 Management occupations .......................................................... 10,984 2.2 1.5 .7 1.2 .8 .4

 Business and financial operations occupations .......................... 4,980 3.1 2.0 1.1 1.6 .9 .7

 Professional and related occupations ............................................ 23,053 3.1 2.0 1.1 1.7 1.0 .7

 Computer and mathematical occupations .................................. 3,283 2.5 1.7 .8 1.1 .7 .4

 Architecture and engineering occupations ................................. 2,608 2.4 1.8 .6 1.1 .8 .3

 Life, physical, and social science occupations ........................... 1,054 2.8 2.1 .7 1.4 1.0 .4

 Community and social services occupations .............................. 1,852 3.5 2.5 1.1 1.9 1.3 .7

 Legal occupations ....................................................................... 1,144 3.4 2.1 1.3 1.8 .9 .9

 Education, training, and library occupations ............................... 6,374 3.1 1.9 1.2 1.7 .9 .8

 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations ...... 1,494 2.6 1.4 1.1 1.4 .7 .7

 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ..................... 5,245 3.7 2.5 1.3 2.2 1.4 .8

 Service occupations ........................................................................ 13,879 3.5 2.5 1.0 2.0 1.4 .6

 Healthcare support occupations .................................................... 2,131 4.9 3.4 1.5 2.7 2.0 .8

 Protective service occupations ...................................................... 2,576 3.0 2.2 .9 1.8 1.3 .5

 Food preparation and serving related occupations ....................... 3,787 3.1 2.1 1.0 1.8 1.2 .6

 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations ...... 3,302 3.5 2.7 .8 1.9 1.4 .4

 Personal care and service occupations ......................................... 2,084 3.5 2.4 1.1 2.0 1.3 .7

 Sales and office occupations ........................................................... 24,158 3.4 2.4 1.1 1.7 1.2 .6

 Sales and related occupations ...................................................... 9,553 2.6 1.7 .8 1.4 .9 .5

 Office and administrative support occupations .............................. 14,605 4.0 2.8 1.2 2.0 1.3 .7

 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations ..... 11,090 2.7 2.1 .6 1.5 1.2 .3

 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations .................................... 696 1.9 1.4 .5 1.1 .9 .2

 Construction and extraction occupations ....................................... 6,111 2.6 2.0 .6 1.4 1.1 .3

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ........................ 4,283 2.9 2.3 .7 1.6 1.3 .3

 Production, transportation, and material moving occupations ......... 14,163 3.4 2.7 .7 2.0 1.7 .4

 Production occupations ................................................................. 7,717 3.4 2.6 .8 2.0 1.6 .4

 Transportation and material moving occupations .......................... 6,447 3.4 2.8 .6 2.1 1.8 .3

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

2008

Workers in

absence

universe (in

thousands)1

Absence rate 1 Lost worktime rate 2

Total Illness or

injury

Other

reasons Total Illness orinjury

Other

reasons

INDUSTRY

 Private sector ................................................................................... 84,466 3.0 2.1 0.9 1.6 1.1 0.5

 Agriculture and related industries .............................................. 810 1.7 1.3 .5 .8 .6 .2

 Nonagricultural industries .......................................................... 83,656 3.0 2.1 .9 1.6 1.1 .5

 Mining ....................................................................................... 729 2.1 1.6 .6 1.5 1.1 .4

 Construction ............................................................................. 6,701 2.4 1.7 .6 1.3 1.0 .3

 Manufacturing ........................................................................... 14,079 3.0 2.2 .7 1.7 1.3 .4

 Durable goods ..................................................................... 9,134 2.8 2.1 .7 1.6 1.2 .4

 Nondurable goods ............................................................... 4,945 3.2 2.4 .8 1.8 1.5 .4

 Wholesale and retail trade ........................................................ 13,411 3.0 2.1 .9 1.6 1.1 .5

 Wholesale trade ................................................................... 3,227 2.3 1.7 .6 1.3 1.0 .3

 Retail trade .......................................................................... 10,184 3.1 2.2 .9 1.7 1.2 .5

 Transportation and utilities ....................................................... 4,663 3.0 2.4 .7 2.0 1.6 .4

 Transportation and warehousing ......................................... 3,820 3.1 2.4 .7 2.1 1.7 .5

 Utilities ................................................................................. 844 2.8 2.2 .6 1.5 1.2 .3

 Information ................................................................................ 2,612 3.0 2.1 .8 1.6 1.1 .5

 Financial activities .................................................................... 7,582 2.8 1.8 1.0 1.4 .9 .5

 Finance and insurance ........................................................ 5,930 2.9 1.9 1.0 1.4 .9 .6

 Finance ............................................................................ 3,907 2.5 1.6 .9 1.3 .8 .5

 Insurance ......................................................................... 2,023 3.6 2.5 1.1 1.8 1.2 .6

 Real estate and rental and leasing ...................................... 1,651 2.5 1.6 .9 1.2 .8 .4

 Professional and business services ......................................... 9,965 2.9 1.9 .9 1.4 .9 .5

 Professional and technical services .................................... 6,211 2.8 1.8 .9 1.4 .8 .6

 Management, administrative, and waste services ............... 3,754 3.0 2.1 .9 1.5 1.0 .5

 Education and health services .................................................. 13,894 3.8 2.5 1.2 2.1 1.4 .7

 Educational services ............................................................ 2,564 2.7 1.6 1.1 1.5 .8 .7

 Health care and social assistance ....................................... 11,330 4.0 2.8 1.3 2.2 1.5 .7

 Leisure and hospitality .............................................................. 6,239 2.6 1.7 .9 1.4 1.0 .5

 Arts, entertainment, and recreation ..................................... 1,254 2.7 1.9 .8 1.7 1.2 .5

 Accommodation and food services ...................................... 4,985 2.6 1.7 .9 1.4 .9 .5

 Accommodation ................................................................. 1,110 2.3 1.6 .7 1.2 .8 .4

 Food services and drinking places .................................... 3,876 2.6 1.7 1.0 1.4 .9 .5

 Other services .......................................................................... 3,781 2.4 1.7 .8 1.2 .8 .4

 Other services, except private households .......................... 3,442 2.4 1.7 .8 1.2 .8 .4

Public sector ..................................................................................... 17,841 3.9 2.8 1.1 2.1 1.4 .7

 Federal government ................................................................. 3,222 4.3 3.2 1.1 2.2 1.7 .6

 State government ..................................................................... 5,112 4.1 3.0 1.1 2.1 1.5 .6

 Local government ..................................................................... 9,506 3.7 2.5 1.1 2.0 1.3 .7

1 The absence universe includes most wage and salary workers who

usually work full-time at their primary or sole job. Absences are defined

as instances when persons who usually work 35 or more hours a week

at their main job 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, slack work or business conditions, and the wait

for a new job to begin. For multiple jobholders, absence data refer only

to work missed at their main jobs. All self-employed persons are

excluded, regardless of whether or not their jobs are incorporated. 

Conceptually, the absence rate is the ratio of workers with absences to

total full-time wage and salary workers who usually work 35 hours or

more on their main job. 2 Hours absent as a percent of hours usually worked, which is

derived using the number of workers in absence universe as defined in

footnote 1 above, minus those who reported that their hours varied. 

 NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the

release of January data.

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