HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                          HOUSEHOLD DATA
     ANNUAL AVERAGES                                                                                                        ANNUAL AVERAGES
     
     47.  Absences from work of employed full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and industry
                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                     2010                                  
                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                           
                       Occupation and industry                      Full-time          Absence rate (1)           Lost worktime rate (2)   
                                                                     wage and                                                              
                                                                      salary                                                               
                                                                   workers (in    Total    Illness    Other     Total    Illness    Other  
                                                                  thousands)(1)           or injury  reasons            or injury  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  

                               INDUSTRY                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                           
      Private sector.............................................     81,496        3.0       2.1        .9       1.5       1.0        .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.