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7.8 million workers had an illness-related work absence in January 2022
February 09, 2022
About 7.8 million workers missed work in January 2022 because they had an illness, injury, or medical problem or appointment, up from 3.7 million in January 2021. About 4.2 million who usually work full time worked part time because of an illness, injury, or medical problem or appointment, up from 1.8 million in January 2021.
Employed people who missed work because they had an illness, injury, or medical problem or appointment, January 2012–January 2022
Month
Usually work full time but at work part time
Not at work during survey reference week
Jan 2012
2,164,000
930,000
Feb 2012
2,314,000
986,000
Mar 2012
2,070,000
917,000
Apr 2012
1,680,000
911,000
May 2012
1,766,000
934,000
Jun 2012
1,441,000
900,000
Jul 2012
1,220,000
863,000
Aug 2012
1,460,000
822,000
Sep 2012
1,614,000
882,000
Oct 2012
1,544,000
899,000
Nov 2012
1,729,000
880,000
Dec 2012
2,063,000
944,000
Jan 2013
2,853,000
1,202,000
Feb 2013
2,130,000
1,079,000
Mar 2013
2,112,000
1,027,000
Apr 2013
1,912,000
913,000
May 2013
1,574,000
947,000
Jun 2013
1,312,000
897,000
Jul 2013
1,166,000
862,000
Aug 2013
1,180,000
838,000
Sep 2013
1,611,000
874,000
Oct 2013
1,263,000
891,000
Nov 2013
1,557,000
888,000
Dec 2013
1,647,000
869,000
Jan 2014
2,365,000
1,006,000
Feb 2014
1,771,000
974,000
Mar 2014
1,916,000
1,034,000
Apr 2014
1,743,000
1,046,000
May 2014
1,587,000
873,000
Jun 2014
1,311,000
882,000
Jul 2014
1,089,000
823,000
Aug 2014
1,409,000
864,000
Sep 2014
1,604,000
931,000
Oct 2014
1,719,000
936,000
Nov 2014
1,636,000
1,026,000
Dec 2014
2,281,000
1,048,000
Jan 2015
2,488,000
989,000
Feb 2015
2,118,000
1,000,000
Mar 2015
2,116,000
1,032,000
Apr 2015
1,846,000
919,000
May 2015
1,514,000
948,000
Jun 2015
1,353,000
860,000
Jul 2015
1,350,000
864,000
Aug 2015
1,344,000
791,000
Sep 2015
974,000
889,000
Oct 2015
1,575,000
795,000
Nov 2015
1,513,000
874,000
Dec 2015
2,114,000
924,000
Jan 2016
1,885,000
1,003,000
Feb 2016
2,098,000
1,033,000
Mar 2016
2,062,000
1,020,000
Apr 2016
1,852,000
1,045,000
May 2016
1,693,000
1,062,000
Jun 2016
1,410,000
972,000
Jul 2016
1,160,000
986,000
Aug 2016
1,402,000
1,005,000
Sep 2016
1,672,000
996,000
Oct 2016
1,601,000
986,000
Nov 2016
1,325,000
1,009,000
Dec 2016
2,209,000
891,000
Jan 2017
2,455,000
1,075,000
Feb 2017
2,639,000
1,078,000
Mar 2017
1,842,000
1,065,000
Apr 2017
1,438,000
1,065,000
May 2017
1,660,000
903,000
Jun 2017
1,442,000
892,000
Jul 2017
1,191,000
908,000
Aug 2017
1,182,000
851,000
Sep 2017
1,637,000
805,000
Oct 2017
1,555,000
859,000
Nov 2017
1,506,000
897,000
Dec 2017
2,123,000
1,020,000
Jan 2018
2,871,000
1,283,000
Feb 2018
2,522,000
1,184,000
Mar 2018
1,948,000
1,098,000
Apr 2018
1,793,000
981,000
May 2018
1,620,000
861,000
Jun 2018
1,523,000
970,000
Jul 2018
1,191,000
801,000
Aug 2018
1,416,000
845,000
Sep 2018
1,670,000
884,000
Oct 2018
1,527,000
892,000
Nov 2018
1,860,000
984,000
Dec 2018
2,144,000
990,000
Jan 2019
2,322,000
1,063,000
Feb 2019
2,436,000
1,113,000
Mar 2019
2,361,000
978,000
Apr 2019
1,705,000
912,000
May 2019
1,735,000
902,000
Jun 2019
1,457,000
962,000
Jul 2019
1,274,000
862,000
Aug 2019
1,352,000
866,000
Sep 2019
1,785,000
893,000
Oct 2019
1,764,000
973,000
Nov 2019
1,866,000
875,000
Dec 2019
2,108,000
1,119,000
Jan 2020
2,370,000
1,071,000
Feb 2020
2,384,000
1,088,000
Mar 2020
2,168,000
1,340,000
Apr 2020
963,000
2,010,000
May 2020
969,000
1,534,000
Jun 2020
964,000
1,228,000
Jul 2020
1,354,000
1,695,000
Aug 2020
1,255,000
1,331,000
Sep 2020
876,000
1,258,000
Oct 2020
1,334,000
1,315,000
Nov 2020
1,591,000
1,778,000
Dec 2020
1,875,000
1,902,000
Jan 2021
1,781,000
1,955,000
Feb 2021
1,593,000
1,414,000
Mar 2021
1,734,000
1,203,000
Apr 2021
2,051,000
1,507,000
May 2021
1,605,000
1,244,000
Jun 2021
1,517,000
1,046,000
Jul 2021
1,442,000
1,290,000
Aug 2021
1,674,000
1,470,000
Sep 2021
1,841,000
1,532,000
Oct 2021
1,569,000
1,378,000
Nov 2021
1,855,000
1,513,000
Dec 2021
2,436,000
1,679,000
Jan 2022
4,230,000
3,616,000
In January 2022, about 3.6 million employed people did not work because they had an illness, injury, or medical problem or appointment.
About 4.2 million of the 129.7 million workers who usually worked full time, or 3.3 percent, worked part time because of an illness, injury, or medical problem or appointment in January 2022. This is the second-highest percentage since data were first collected in June 1976. The highest percentage was in January 1978, at 3.4 percent.
Percentage of full time workers who worked part time because they had an illness, injury, or medical problem or appointment, June 1976–January 2022
Month
Percent of full time workers
Usually work full time but at work part time
Usually work full time, total employed
Jun 1976
1.7%
1,265,000
75,543,000
Jul 1976
1.4
1,077,000
77,231,000
Aug 1976
1.5
1,179,000
77,509,000
Sep 1976
1.8
1,344,000
74,490,000
Oct 1976
2.2
1,618,000
74,526,000
Nov 1976
2.1
1,537,000
74,180,000
Dec 1976
2.4
1,809,000
74,270,000
Jan 1977
2.4
1,773,000
73,284,000
Feb 1977
2.7
1,945,000
73,116,000
Mar 1977
2.5
1,866,000
73,643,000
Apr 1977
2.0
1,485,000
74,581,000
May 1977
2.0
1,535,000
75,498,000
Jun 1977
1.6
1,288,000
78,710,000
Jul 1977
1.4
1,127,000
79,833,000
Aug 1977
1.7
1,382,000
80,221,000
Sep 1977
1.9
1,485,000
77,651,000
Oct 1977
2.1
1,659,000
77,670,000
Nov 1977
2.1
1,660,000
77,507,000
Dec 1977
2.4
1,900,000
77,800,000
Jan 1978
3.4
2,577,000
76,910,000
Feb 1978
2.6
2,011,000
76,668,000
Mar 1978
2.2
1,702,000
77,162,000
Apr 1978
2.1
1,656,000
78,061,000
May 1978
2.2
1,746,000
78,658,000
Jun 1978
1.7
1,381,000
82,626,000
Jul 1978
1.5
1,267,000
83,514,000
Aug 1978
1.6
1,356,000
84,139,000
Sep 1978
1.9
1,548,000
81,160,000
Oct 1978
2.1
1,673,000
81,297,000
Nov 1978
2.2
1,770,000
81,066,000
Dec 1978
2.5
2,022,000
81,057,000
Jan 1979
2.7
2,192,000
80,107,000
Feb 1979
2.5
2,004,000
80,031,000
Mar 1979
2.3
1,878,000
80,526,000
Apr 1979
1.7
1,380,000
80,872,000
May 1979
2.1
1,727,000
81,390,000
Jun 1979
1.7
1,457,000
84,562,000
Jul 1979
1.5
1,270,000
85,812,000
Aug 1979
1.7
1,466,000
85,878,000
Sep 1979
1.8
1,506,000
83,558,000
Oct 1979
2.0
1,683,000
83,441,000
Nov 1979
2.0
1,637,000
82,911,000
Dec 1979
2.3
1,882,000
82,777,000
Jan 1980
2.7
2,217,000
81,407,000
Feb 1980
2.9
2,384,000
81,226,000
Mar 1980
2.4
1,959,000
81,280,000
Apr 1980
2.1
1,669,000
81,390,000
May 1980
1.9
1,564,000
81,480,000
Jun 1980
1.6
1,310,000
83,915,000
Jul 1980
1.3
1,125,000
84,854,000
Aug 1980
1.5
1,291,000
84,999,000
Sep 1980
1.7
1,380,000
83,015,000
Oct 1980
1.9
1,576,000
82,748,000
Nov 1980
2.0
1,630,000
82,250,000
Dec 1980
2.6
2,110,000
82,177,000
Jan 1981
3.2
2,591,000
81,205,000
Feb 1981
2.4
1,913,000
81,036,000
Mar 1981
2.2
1,803,000
81,558,000
Apr 1981
1.6
1,290,000
82,420,000
May 1981
1.9
1,566,000
83,143,000
Jun 1981
1.6
1,354,000
85,032,000
Jul 1981
1.5
1,295,000
86,589,000
Aug 1981
1.5
1,297,000
86,626,000
Sep 1981
1.1
893,000
83,648,000
Oct 1981
2.0
1,652,000
83,295,000
Nov 1981
1.9
1,537,000
82,521,000
Dec 1981
2.3
1,898,000
81,841,000
Jan 1982
2.2
1,740,000
80,255,000
Feb 1982
2.2
1,775,000
80,183,000
Mar 1982
2.3
1,849,000
80,282,000
Apr 1982
2.0
1,607,000
80,478,000
May 1982
1.8
1,444,000
81,440,000
Jun 1982
1.5
1,232,000
83,174,000
Jul 1982
1.4
1,170,000
84,154,000
Aug 1982
1.5
1,288,000
84,281,000
Sep 1982
1.8
1,432,000
81,627,000
Oct 1982
1.7
1,394,000
81,010,000
Nov 1982
1.6
1,294,000
80,226,000
Dec 1982
2.0
1,571,000
79,931,000
Jan 1983
2.4
1,917,000
78,773,000
Feb 1983
2.6
2,057,000
78,540,000
Mar 1983
2.2
1,779,000
79,092,000
Apr 1983
1.9
1,527,000
80,120,000
May 1983
1.9
1,512,000
80,893,000
Jun 1983
1.4
1,168,000
84,218,000
Jul 1983
1.2
995,000
85,385,000
Aug 1983
1.3
1,101,000
85,773,000
Sep 1983
1.5
1,263,000
83,891,000
Oct 1983
1.7
1,463,000
83,748,000
Nov 1983
1.6
1,307,000
83,729,000
Dec 1983
1.8
1,545,000
83,707,000
Jan 1984
2.1
1,716,000
82,867,000
Feb 1984
2.4
1,971,000
83,144,000
Mar 1984
2.3
1,891,000
83,746,000
Apr 1984
1.9
1,571,000
84,547,000
May 1984
1.6
1,395,000
86,169,000
Jun 1984
1.4
1,264,000
89,145,000
Jul 1984
1.1
1,018,000
89,859,000
Aug 1984
1.3
1,140,000
89,928,000
Sep 1984
1.4
1,241,000
87,664,000
Oct 1984
1.6
1,360,000
87,400,000
Nov 1984
1.5
1,299,000
87,172,000
Dec 1984
1.9
1,667,000
86,888,000
Jan 1985
2.3
1,988,000
85,823,000
Feb 1985
2.3
1,982,000
85,683,000
Mar 1985
1.8
1,521,000
86,620,000
Apr 1985
1.6
1,369,000
87,077,000
May 1985
1.4
1,204,000
88,246,000
Jun 1985
1.3
1,159,000
90,359,000
Jul 1985
1.1
997,000
91,135,000
Aug 1985
1.2
1,106,000
91,251,000
Sep 1985
1.4
1,219,000
89,387,000
Oct 1985
1.6
1,406,000
89,201,000
Nov 1985
1.5
1,336,000
88,878,000
Dec 1985
1.6
1,453,000
88,757,000
Jan 1986
2.0
1,741,000
88,015,000
Feb 1986
2.3
1,984,000
87,296,000
Mar 1986
1.8
1,588,000
88,154,000
Apr 1986
1.5
1,314,000
88,554,000
May 1986
1.6
1,411,000
89,783,000
Jun 1986
1.3
1,196,000
92,412,000
Jul 1986
1.0
950,000
93,637,000
Aug 1986
1.3
1,201,000
93,941,000
Sep 1986
1.5
1,353,000
91,579,000
Oct 1986
1.5
1,324,000
90,976,000
Nov 1986
1.7
1,551,000
90,984,000
Dec 1986
1.9
1,770,000
91,016,000
Jan 1987
2.2
1,935,000
89,909,000
Feb 1987
1.8
1,636,000
89,922,000
Mar 1987
1.6
1,451,000
90,270,000
Apr 1987
1.2
1,107,000
90,980,000
May 1987
1.4
1,298,000
92,505,000
Jun 1987
1.1
1,021,000
94,548,000
Jul 1987
1.1
1,029,000
96,256,000
Aug 1987
1.2
1,147,000
96,575,000
Sep 1987
0.8
729,000
93,771,000
Oct 1987
1.5
1,444,000
93,706,000
Nov 1987
1.6
1,479,000
93,469,000
Dec 1987
1.8
1,686,000
93,569,000
Jan 1988
1.9
1,715,000
92,398,000
Feb 1988
2.0
1,850,000
92,353,000
Mar 1988
1.8
1,635,000
92,760,000
Apr 1988
1.5
1,371,000
93,540,000
May 1988
1.4
1,354,000
94,535,000
Jun 1988
1.2
1,140,000
97,537,000
Jul 1988
1.0
999,000
98,233,000
Aug 1988
1.1
1,055,000
98,481,000
Sep 1988
1.3
1,274,000
96,033,000
Oct 1988
1.4
1,390,000
96,007,000
Nov 1988
1.4
1,372,000
95,430,000
Dec 1988
1.6
1,527,000
95,261,000
Jan 1989
1.9
1,823,000
94,560,000
Feb 1989
2.3
2,133,000
94,632,000
Mar 1989
1.5
1,453,000
94,890,000
Apr 1989
1.5
1,436,000
95,439,000
May 1989
1.5
1,470,000
96,684,000
Jun 1989
1.2
1,172,000
99,539,000
Jul 1989
1.1
1,113,000
100,660,000
Aug 1989
1.2
1,179,000
100,940,000
Sep 1989
1.4
1,342,000
97,812,000
Oct 1989
1.3
1,305,000
97,996,000
Nov 1989
1.5
1,457,000
97,708,000
Dec 1989
1.8
1,705,000
97,221,000
Jan 1990
2.2
2,089,000
96,973,000
Feb 1990
1.7
1,621,000
96,600,000
Mar 1990
1.6
1,558,000
96,979,000
Apr 1990
1.3
1,236,000
97,415,000
May 1990
1.3
1,267,000
98,527,000
Jun 1990
1.2
1,236,000
101,487,000
Jul 1990
1.0
1,031,000
101,839,000
Aug 1990
1.1
1,141,000
101,641,000
Sep 1990
1.3
1,322,000
98,744,000
Oct 1990
1.4
1,366,000
98,569,000
Nov 1990
1.4
1,409,000
97,837,000
Dec 1990
1.8
1,737,000
97,376,000
Jan 1991
1.8
1,771,000
95,826,000
Feb 1991
1.9
1,783,000
95,249,000
Mar 1991
1.7
1,651,000
95,443,000
Apr 1991
1.6
1,529,000
96,150,000
May 1991
1.3
1,233,000
96,863,000
Jun 1991
1.1
1,100,000
99,397,000
Jul 1991
1.0
964,000
100,009,000
Aug 1991
1.1
1,134,000
99,749,000
Sep 1991
1.3
1,257,000
97,552,000
Oct 1991
1.5
1,456,000
97,363,000
Nov 1991
1.5
1,448,000
96,511,000
Dec 1991
2.0
1,956,000
96,169,000
Jan 1992
1.8
1,710,000
95,072,000
Feb 1992
1.6
1,542,000
95,275,000
Mar 1992
1.7
1,666,000
95,699,000
Apr 1992
1.1
1,086,000
96,409,000
May 1992
1.5
1,470,000
97,741,000
Jun 1992
1.2
1,173,000
99,746,000
Jul 1992
1.1
1,137,000
100,705,000
Aug 1992
1.2
1,187,000
100,510,000
Sep 1992
0.7
692,000
97,845,000
Oct 1992
1.2
1,203,000
98,011,000
Nov 1992
1.4
1,393,000
97,477,000
Dec 1992
1.8
1,736,000
97,477,000
Jan 1993
1.8
1,698,000
96,270,000
Feb 1993
2.1
2,013,000
96,406,000
Mar 1993
1.8
1,712,000
96,908,000
Apr 1993
1.4
1,380,000
97,391,000
May 1993
1.3
1,294,000
98,803,000
Jun 1993
1.2
1,172,000
101,006,000
Jul 1993
1.0
968,000
101,885,000
Aug 1993
1.2
1,239,000
102,146,000
Sep 1993
1.3
1,284,000
99,599,000
Oct 1993
1.4
1,358,000
99,698,000
Nov 1993
1.3
1,344,000
99,628,000
Dec 1993
2.0
2,003,000
99,633,000
Jan 1994
3.1
3,003,000
96,087,000
Feb 1994
2.4
2,366,000
96,577,000
Mar 1994
2.3
2,195,000
96,794,000
Apr 1994
2.0
1,989,000
98,058,000
May 1994
2.0
2,017,000
99,653,000
Jun 1994
1.7
1,678,000
101,439,000
Jul 1994
1.5
1,548,000
102,522,000
Aug 1994
1.6
1,686,000
103,064,000
Sep 1994
1.9
1,914,000
100,840,000
Oct 1994
2.1
2,074,000
101,051,000
Nov 1994
2.0
2,040,000
100,588,000
Dec 1994
2.6
2,637,000
100,581,000
Jan 1995
2.8
2,746,000
99,056,000
Feb 1995
3.1
3,094,000
99,363,000
Mar 1995
2.6
2,636,000
99,919,000
Apr 1995
1.8
1,858,000
100,473,000
May 1995
2.2
2,253,000
101,252,000
Jun 1995
1.7
1,732,000
103,547,000
Jul 1995
1.6
1,672,000
104,505,000
Aug 1995
1.6
1,652,000
104,311,000
Sep 1995
1.9
1,967,000
101,894,000
Oct 1995
2.0
2,006,000
102,383,000
Nov 1995
2.1
2,130,000
101,886,000
Dec 1995
2.8
2,846,000
101,565,000
Jan 1996
2.3
2,328,000
99,804,000
Feb 1996
2.4
2,380,000
100,548,000
Mar 1996
2.5
2,487,000
101,058,000
Apr 1996
2.4
2,399,000
101,665,000
May 1996
2.0
2,079,000
103,290,000
Jun 1996
1.7
1,748,000
105,325,000
Jul 1996
1.5
1,579,000
106,484,000
Aug 1996
1.7
1,804,000
106,396,000
Sep 1996
1.9
1,974,000
104,490,000
Oct 1996
2.2
2,297,000
105,035,000
Nov 1996
2.2
2,302,000
104,354,000
Dec 1996
2.8
2,865,000
103,999,000
Jan 1997
2.5
2,582,000
102,692,000
Feb 1997
2.7
2,736,000
103,057,000
Mar 1997
2.5
2,585,000
103,980,000
Apr 1997
2.1
2,192,000
104,695,000
May 1997
1.9
2,041,000
106,101,000
Jun 1997
1.6
1,788,000
108,390,000
Jul 1997
1.4
1,545,000
109,551,000
Aug 1997
1.7
1,806,000
109,403,000
Sep 1997
2.1
2,304,000
107,221,000
Oct 1997
1.9
2,027,000
107,146,000
Nov 1997
2.1
2,267,000
107,154,000
Dec 1997
2.4
2,553,000
106,618,000
Jan 1998
2.7
2,790,000
105,276,000
Feb 1998
2.6
2,709,000
105,678,000
Mar 1998
2.3
2,413,000
105,978,000
Apr 1998
1.9
1,989,000
106,899,000
May 1998
2.0
2,118,000
108,116,000
Jun 1998
1.8
1,939,000
109,708,000
Jul 1998
1.4
1,586,000
110,803,000
Aug 1998
1.5
1,640,000
110,900,000
Sep 1998
1.1
1,216,000
108,790,000
Oct 1998
1.8
1,993,000
108,770,000
Nov 1998
2.0
2,148,000
108,731,000
Dec 1998
2.2
2,420,000
108,780,000
Jan 1999
2.5
2,691,000
107,899,000
Feb 1999
2.8
3,031,000
107,932,000
Mar 1999
2.5
2,745,000
108,296,000
Apr 1999
1.9
2,101,000
108,559,000
May 1999
2.0
2,171,000
110,018,000
Jun 1999
1.6
1,782,000
112,315,000
Jul 1999
1.6
1,780,000
112,540,000
Aug 1999
1.6
1,777,000
112,552,000
Sep 1999
1.7
1,839,000
110,521,000
Oct 1999
1.8
2,040,000
110,926,000
Nov 1999
1.9
2,105,000
111,016,000
Dec 1999
2.4
2,698,000
111,054,000
Jan 2000
3.2
3,569,000
111,267,000
Feb 2000
2.4
2,635,000
111,677,000
Mar 2000
2.0
2,210,000
112,023,000
Apr 2000
2.0
2,283,000
113,411,000
May 2000
1.9
2,175,000
113,899,000
Jun 2000
1.6
1,805,000
116,013,000
Jul 2000
1.5
1,691,000
116,272,000
Aug 2000
1.4
1,586,000
116,122,000
Sep 2000
1.8
2,107,000
114,185,000
Oct 2000
1.9
2,167,000
114,127,000
Nov 2000
2.2
2,481,000
113,597,000
Dec 2000
2.5
2,863,000
113,562,000
Jan 2001
2.7
3,033,000
112,370,000
Feb 2001
2.4
2,751,000
112,405,000
Mar 2001
2.1
2,363,000
113,189,000
Apr 2001
1.5
1,739,000
113,348,000
May 2001
1.7
1,972,000
114,058,000
Jun 2001
1.5
1,699,000
115,644,000
Jul 2001
1.3
1,512,000
116,429,000
Aug 2001
1.5
1,683,000
115,166,000
Sep 2001
1.8
2,006,000
113,422,000
Oct 2001
1.8
2,012,000
112,852,000
Nov 2001
1.5
1,701,000
112,272,000
Dec 2001
2.2
2,434,000
111,716,000
Jan 2002
2.4
2,693,000
110,705,000
Feb 2002
2.5
2,769,000
111,164,000
Mar 2002
2.1
2,385,000
111,275,000
Apr 2002
2.0
2,195,000
111,497,000
May 2002
1.7
1,947,000
112,539,000
Jun 2002
1.5
1,705,000
114,008,000
Jul 2002
1.4
1,581,000
114,549,000
Aug 2002
1.5
1,675,000
114,886,000
Sep 2002
1.7
1,975,000
113,733,000
Oct 2002
1.8
2,014,000
113,570,000
Nov 2002
1.8
2,037,000
112,365,000
Dec 2002
1.9
2,080,000
112,108,000
Jan 2003
2.1
2,291,000
111,077,000
Feb 2003
2.3
2,597,000
111,856,000
Mar 2003
2.0
2,286,000
111,936,000
Apr 2003
1.7
1,890,000
112,470,000
May 2003
1.6
1,765,000
112,983,000
Jun 2003
1.4
1,603,000
114,527,000
Jul 2003
1.1
1,324,000
115,288,000
Aug 2003
1.2
1,362,000
114,894,000
Sep 2003
1.6
1,848,000
113,568,000
Oct 2003
1.6
1,833,000
113,828,000
Nov 2003
1.7
1,909,000
113,522,000
Dec 2003
2.5
2,905,000
113,942,000
Jan 2004
2.0
2,271,000
112,171,000
Feb 2004
2.2
2,453,000
112,692,000
Mar 2004
1.9
2,092,000
112,756,000
Apr 2004
1.6
1,794,000
113,386,000
May 2004
1.4
1,620,000
113,946,000
Jun 2004
1.2
1,407,000
115,727,000
Jul 2004
1.3
1,530,000
116,349,000
Aug 2004
1.4
1,623,000
116,656,000
Sep 2004
1.5
1,785,000
115,245,000
Oct 2004
1.5
1,775,000
115,166,000
Nov 2004
1.6
1,872,000
115,000,000
Dec 2004
2.1
2,419,000
115,117,000
Jan 2005
2.4
2,708,000
114,181,000
Feb 2005
2.7
3,116,000
114,022,000
Mar 2005
2.3
2,588,000
114,431,000
Apr 2005
1.9
2,144,000
115,888,000
May 2005
1.7
2,042,000
116,830,000
Jun 2005
1.4
1,664,000
118,761,000
Jul 2005
1.3
1,572,000
119,409,000
Aug 2005
1.3
1,508,000
119,615,000
Sep 2005
1.6
1,909,000
117,781,000
Oct 2005
1.6
1,929,000
118,025,000
Nov 2005
1.5
1,817,000
117,459,000
Dec 2005
2.0
2,306,000
117,791,000
Jan 2006
2.2
2,589,000
116,395,000
Feb 2006
2.5
2,863,000
116,823,000
Mar 2006
2.0
2,387,000
117,693,000
Apr 2006
1.4
1,669,000
118,559,000
May 2006
1.6
1,848,000
118,925,000
Jun 2006
1.3
1,624,000
121,070,000
Jul 2006
1.2
1,452,000
121,951,000
Aug 2006
1.2
1,462,000
121,979,000
Sep 2006
1.5
1,794,000
120,780,000
Oct 2006
1.5
1,843,000
121,199,000
Nov 2006
1.5
1,866,000
120,507,000
Dec 2006
2.1
2,514,000
120,371,000
Jan 2007
2.0
2,403,000
119,094,000
Feb 2007
2.0
2,389,000
119,041,000
Mar 2007
1.9
2,291,000
119,640,000
Apr 2007
1.7
2,028,000
119,609,000
May 2007
1.5
1,760,000
120,846,000
Jun 2007
1.3
1,573,000
122,150,000
Jul 2007
1.1
1,393,000
123,219,000
Aug 2007
1.2
1,492,000
122,870,000
Sep 2007
1.5
1,805,000
121,728,000
Oct 2007
1.5
1,815,000
122,006,000
Nov 2007
1.7
2,106,000
121,846,000
Dec 2007
2.0
2,388,000
121,042,000
Jan 2008
2.1
2,505,000
119,332,000
Feb 2008
2.7
3,257,000
119,452,000
Mar 2008
2.1
2,462,000
119,875,000
Apr 2008
1.8
2,137,000
120,027,000
May 2008
1.5
1,754,000
120,809,000
Jun 2008
1.3
1,555,000
121,845,000
Jul 2008
1.1
1,406,000
122,378,000
Aug 2008
1.3
1,543,000
121,556,000
Sep 2008
1.5
1,797,000
120,213,000
Oct 2008
1.4
1,703,000
120,020,000
Nov 2008
1.6
1,881,000
118,432,000
Dec 2008
1.9
2,254,000
116,422,000
Jan 2009
2.0
2,262,000
113,815,000
Feb 2009
2.3
2,592,000
112,947,000
Mar 2009
2.0
2,213,000
112,215,000
Apr 2009
1.5
1,722,000
112,746,000
May 2009
1.6
1,754,000
113,083,000
Jun 2009
1.4
1,586,000
114,014,000
Jul 2009
1.3
1,436,000
114,184,000
Aug 2009
1.2
1,357,000
113,863,000
Sep 2009
0.9
1,053,000
111,991,000
Oct 2009
1.8
2,009,000
111,599,000
Nov 2009
1.6
1,809,000
111,274,000
Dec 2009
1.9
2,086,000
109,875,000
Jan 2010
2.1
2,306,000
108,777,000
Feb 2010
1.8
1,951,000
109,100,000
Mar 2010
1.8
2,006,000
109,877,000
Apr 2010
1.5
1,688,000
111,391,000
May 2010
1.7
1,945,000
112,809,000
Jun 2010
1.4
1,577,000
113,856,000
Jul 2010
1.1
1,309,000
113,974,000
Aug 2010
1.2
1,331,000
113,508,000
Sep 2010
1.6
1,796,000
112,385,000
Oct 2010
1.5
1,641,000
112,342,000
Nov 2010
1.4
1,592,000
111,348,000
Dec 2010
1.8
2,047,000
111,207,000
Jan 2011
1.6
1,762,000
110,373,000
Feb 2011
2.2
2,485,000
110,731,000
Mar 2011
1.8
2,040,000
111,186,000
Apr 2011
1.5
1,731,000
111,844,000
May 2011
1.6
1,761,000
112,618,000
Jun 2011
1.3
1,421,000
113,255,000
Jul 2011
1.1
1,298,000
113,759,000
Aug 2011
1.1
1,283,000
114,286,000
Sep 2011
1.5
1,664,000
112,980,000
Oct 2011
1.4
1,611,000
113,456,000
Nov 2011
1.4
1,544,000
113,138,000
Dec 2011
2.0
2,212,000
113,050,000
Jan 2012
1.9
2,164,000
111,879,000
Feb 2012
2.1
2,314,000
112,587,000
Mar 2012
1.8
2,070,000
113,916,000
Apr 2012
1.5
1,680,000
113,999,000
May 2012
1.5
1,766,000
114,634,000
Jun 2012
1.2
1,441,000
116,024,000
Jul 2012
1.1
1,220,000
116,131,000
Aug 2012
1.3
1,460,000
116,214,000
Sep 2012
1.4
1,614,000
115,678,000
Oct 2012
1.3
1,544,000
116,045,000
Nov 2012
1.5
1,729,000
115,515,000
Dec 2012
1.8
2,063,000
115,079,000
Jan 2013
2.5
2,853,000
113,868,000
Feb 2013
1.9
2,130,000
114,191,000
Mar 2013
1.8
2,112,000
114,796,000
Apr 2013
1.7
1,912,000
115,674,000
May 2013
1.3
1,574,000
116,643,000
Jun 2013
1.1
1,312,000
117,400,000
Jul 2013
1.0
1,166,000
117,688,000
Aug 2013
1.0
1,180,000
117,868,000
Sep 2013
1.4
1,611,000
117,308,000
Oct 2013
1.1
1,263,000
116,798,000
Nov 2013
1.3
1,557,000
116,875,000
Dec 2013
1.4
1,647,000
116,661,000
Jan 2014
2.0
2,365,000
115,774,000
Feb 2014
1.5
1,771,000
116,323,000
Mar 2014
1.6
1,916,000
116,985,000
Apr 2014
1.5
1,743,000
118,073,000
May 2014
1.3
1,587,000
119,179,000
Jun 2014
1.1
1,311,000
119,472,000
Jul 2014
0.9
1,089,000
119,900,000
Aug 2014
1.2
1,409,000
120,110,000
Sep 2014
1.3
1,604,000
119,791,000
Oct 2014
1.4
1,719,000
120,176,000
Nov 2014
1.4
1,636,000
119,441,000
Dec 2014
1.9
2,281,000
119,394,000
Jan 2015
2.1
2,488,000
118,840,000
Feb 2015
1.8
2,118,000
119,313,000
Mar 2015
1.8
2,116,000
119,981,000
Apr 2015
1.5
1,846,000
120,402,000
May 2015
1.2
1,514,000
121,863,000
Jun 2015
1.1
1,353,000
122,268,000
Jul 2015
1.1
1,350,000
123,142,000
Aug 2015
1.1
1,344,000
123,420,000
Sep 2015
0.8
974,000
122,303,000
Oct 2015
1.3
1,575,000
122,466,000
Nov 2015
1.2
1,513,000
121,897,000
Dec 2015
1.7
2,114,000
122,013,000
Jan 2016
1.6
1,885,000
121,411,000
Feb 2016
1.7
2,098,000
121,757,000
Mar 2016
1.7
2,062,000
122,522,000
Apr 2016
1.5
1,852,000
122,742,000
May 2016
1.4
1,693,000
123,548,000
Jun 2016
1.1
1,410,000
124,903,000
Jul 2016
0.9
1,160,000
125,507,000
Aug 2016
1.1
1,402,000
125,892,000
Sep 2016
1.3
1,672,000
124,728,000
Oct 2016
1.3
1,601,000
124,588,000
Nov 2016
1.1
1,325,000
123,960,000
Dec 2016
1.8
2,209,000
123,570,000
Jan 2017
2.0
2,455,000
123,015,000
Feb 2017
2.1
2,639,000
123,610,000
Mar 2017
1.5
1,842,000
124,566,000
Apr 2017
1.1
1,438,000
125,532,000
May 2017
1.3
1,660,000
125,911,000
Jun 2017
1.1
1,442,000
127,337,000
Jul 2017
0.9
1,191,000
127,542,000
Aug 2017
0.9
1,182,000
127,353,000
Sep 2017
1.3
1,637,000
127,235,000
Oct 2017
1.2
1,555,000
127,055,000
Nov 2017
1.2
1,506,000
126,468,000
Dec 2017
1.7
2,123,000
125,985,000
Jan 2018
2.3
2,871,000
125,435,000
Feb 2018
2.0
2,522,000
126,401,000
Mar 2018
1.5
1,948,000
126,424,000
Apr 2018
1.4
1,793,000
127,340,000
May 2018
1.3
1,620,000
129,014,000
Jun 2018
1.2
1,523,000
129,937,000
Jul 2018
0.9
1,191,000
130,644,000
Aug 2018
1.1
1,416,000
129,975,000
Sep 2018
1.3
1,670,000
129,466,000
Oct 2018
1.2
1,527,000
129,627,000
Nov 2018
1.4
1,860,000
129,464,000
Dec 2018
1.7
2,144,000
129,143,000
Jan 2019
1.8
2,322,000
128,166,000
Feb 2019
1.9
2,436,000
128,836,000
Mar 2019
1.8
2,361,000
128,819,000
Apr 2019
1.3
1,705,000
129,212,000
May 2019
1.3
1,735,000
130,059,000
Jun 2019
1.1
1,457,000
131,542,000
Jul 2019
1.0
1,274,000
132,153,000
Aug 2019
1.0
1,352,000
132,156,000
Sep 2019
1.4
1,785,000
131,704,000
Oct 2019
1.3
1,764,000
131,990,000
Nov 2019
1.4
1,866,000
131,385,000
Dec 2019
1.6
2,108,000
131,142,000
Jan 2020
1.8
2,370,000
129,379,000
Feb 2020
1.8
2,384,000
129,734,000
Mar 2020
1.7
2,168,000
127,981,000
Apr 2020
0.8
963,000
113,656,000
May 2020
0.8
969,000
116,620,000
Jun 2020
0.8
964,000
120,169,000
Jul 2020
1.1
1,354,000
121,198,000
Aug 2020
1.0
1,255,000
123,619,000
Sep 2020
0.7
876,000
122,998,000
Oct 2020
1.1
1,334,000
124,165,000
Nov 2020
1.3
1,591,000
124,325,000
Dec 2020
1.5
1,875,000
124,415,000
Jan 2021
1.4
1,781,000
123,717,000
Feb 2021
1.3
1,593,000
123,981,000
Mar 2021
1.4
1,734,000
124,840,000
Apr 2021
1.6
2,051,000
125,635,000
May 2021
1.3
1,605,000
126,579,000
Jun 2021
1.2
1,517,000
127,156,000
Jul 2021
1.1
1,442,000
128,863,000
Aug 2021
1.3
1,674,000
128,664,000
Sep 2021
1.4
1,841,000
128,484,000
Oct 2021
1.2
1,569,000
128,848,000
Nov 2021
1.4
1,855,000
129,322,000
Dec 2021
1.9
2,436,000
129,824,000
Jan 2022
3.3
4,230,000
129,747,000
In January 2021, 1.4 percent of full-time workers worked part time because of an illness, injury, or medical problem or appointment, and 1.8 percent of full-time workers worked part time for the same reasons in January 2020.
The number of workers who are absent because they have an illness, injury, or medical problem or appointment regularly spikes from December through March, coinciding with the peak in cold and flu seasons. Not all absent workers who reported they missed work because of an illness, injury, or medical problem or appointment were sick with a cold or the flu. The increase in absences during January 2022 partly reflects the increase in COVID-19 cases, along with seasonal illnesses. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracks the severity of the flu seasons.
These data are from the Current Population Survey and are not seasonally adjusted. To learn more, see "The Employment Situation — January 2022." Also see more charts of national employment, hours, and earnings data. Workers are counted as full time if they usually work 35 hours or more in a week and part time if they worked fewer than 35 hours during the survey reference week. These numbers do not include people who usually work part time but missed some work—although not the entire week—for an illness-related reason. They also exclude people who took time off but still worked at least 35 hours during the survey reference week.
United States Department of Labor
