Absences from work of employed full‐time wage and salary workers by occupation and industry : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
47. Absences from work of employed full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and industry [Numbers in thousands]
Occupation and industry	2023
	Full-time wage and salary workers(1)	Absence rate(1)			Lost worktime rate(2)
	Full-time wage and salary workers(1)	Total	Illness or injury	Other reasons	Total	Illness or injury	Other reasons
Total employed	120,777	3.1	2.1	1.0	1.7	1.1	0.6

OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	55,987	2.7	1.7	1.0	1.5	0.8	0.7
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	24,007	2.2	1.4	0.9	1.2	0.6	0.6
Management occupations	15,777	2.1	1.3	0.8	1.2	0.7	0.5
Business and financial operations occupations	8,230	2.5	1.5	1.0	1.3	0.6	0.7
Professional and related occupations	31,980	3.1	2.0	1.1	1.7	0.9	0.8
Computer and mathematical occupations	6,049	2.6	1.7	0.9	1.3	0.7	0.6
Architecture and engineering occupations	3,338	2.1	1.3	0.8	1.1	0.6	0.5
Life, physical, and social science occupations	1,576	3.4	2.2	1.1	1.6	0.9	0.7
Community and social service occupations	2,302	3.6	2.4	1.2	1.9	1.3	0.7
Legal occupations	1,486	2.9	1.8	1.0	1.4	0.7	0.8
Education, training, and library occupations	7,502	3.3	2.1	1.2	1.8	1.0	0.8
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	1,847	2.7	1.8	0.9	1.2	0.7	0.5
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	7,880	3.6	2.2	1.4	2.2	1.3	1.0
Service occupations	15,717	4.0	2.8	1.1	2.1	1.5	0.6
Healthcare support occupations	3,460	4.7	3.2	1.5	2.6	1.7	0.9
Protective service occupations	2,705	3.5	2.6	0.9	2.1	1.5	0.5
Food preparation and serving related occupations	4,279	3.8	2.7	1.1	1.8	1.4	0.5
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	3,475	4.1	3.1	1.0	2.1	1.6	0.5
Personal care and service occupations	1,797	3.3	2.2	1.1	1.5	1.0	0.5
Sales and office occupations	21,519	3.3	2.3	0.9	1.6	1.1	0.5
Sales and related occupations	9,139	2.6	1.8	0.8	1.3	0.9	0.4
Office and administrative support occupations	12,380	3.8	2.7	1.0	1.9	1.3	0.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	11,531	2.8	2.1	0.7	1.6	1.3	0.3
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	728	2.9	1.9	0.9	1.5	1.2	0.3
Construction and extraction occupations	6,584	2.8	2.2	0.6	1.6	1.3	0.3
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	4,219	2.7	2.1	0.7	1.5	1.2	0.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	16,024	3.5	2.6	0.8	2.0	1.6	0.5
Production occupations	7,300	3.6	2.8	0.8	2.1	1.6	0.4
Transportation and material moving occupations	8,724	3.3	2.5	0.8	2.0	1.5	0.5

INDUSTRY
Private sector	101,744	3.0	2.0	0.9	1.6	1.1	0.6
Agriculture and related industries	1,061	1.8	1.0	0.8	0.9	0.5	0.3
Nonagricultural industries	100,683	3.0	2.1	0.9	1.6	1.1	0.6
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	546	2.4	1.7	0.7	1.3	0.9	0.4
Construction	8,327	2.6	1.9	0.7	1.4	1.1	0.3
Manufacturing	14,152	2.8	2.1	0.8	1.6	1.2	0.5
Durable goods	9,195	2.7	2.0	0.7	1.5	1.1	0.4
Nondurable goods	4,957	3.1	2.2	0.9	1.9	1.3	0.6
Wholesale and retail trade	13,694	3.0	2.3	0.8	1.6	1.2	0.4
Wholesale trade	2,766	2.3	1.7	0.7	1.2	0.9	0.4
Retail trade	10,928	3.2	2.4	0.8	1.7	1.3	0.5
Transportation and utilities	6,611	3.1	2.2	0.9	1.8	1.3	0.6
Transportation and warehousing	5,505	3.3	2.3	1.0	2.0	1.4	0.6
Utilities	1,106	2.1	1.6	0.5	1.2	0.9	0.3
Information	2,341	2.8	1.7	1.1	1.8	0.9	0.8
Financial activities	8,705	2.4	1.5	0.9	1.3	0.7	0.6
Finance and insurance	6,803	2.3	1.4	0.9	1.3	0.7	0.6
Finance	4,296	2.3	1.5	0.8	1.3	0.7	0.5
Insurance	2,507	2.3	1.3	0.9	1.3	0.7	0.7
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,902	2.9	1.9	1.0	1.3	0.8	0.5
Professional and business services	15,024	2.7	1.8	1.0	1.4	0.7	0.6
Professional and technical services	10,445	2.4	1.5	1.0	1.3	0.6	0.7
Management, administrative, and waste services	4,579	3.4	2.4	1.0	1.7	1.1	0.6
Education and health services	19,435	3.7	2.4	1.3	2.1	1.3	0.8
Educational services	3,870	3.0	1.9	1.1	1.5	0.8	0.7
Health care and social assistance	15,565	3.8	2.5	1.3	2.2	1.4	0.8
Leisure and hospitality	7,460	3.1	2.2	1.0	1.5	1.0	0.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1,605	3.0	2.1	0.8	1.4	1.1	0.4
Accommodation and food services	5,855	3.2	2.2	1.0	1.5	1.0	0.4
Accommodation	992	3.2	2.2	0.9	1.6	1.2	0.4
Food services and drinking places	4,863	3.2	2.1	1.0	1.5	1.0	0.5
Other services(3)	4,389	3.2	2.1	1.0	1.5	1.0	0.5
Other services, except private households	4,067	2.9	2.0	0.9	1.4	1.0	0.5
Public sector	19,033	3.6	2.6	1.0	1.9	1.3	0.6
Federal government	3,884	3.8	2.7	1.1	1.9	1.3	0.6
State government	6,392	3.8	2.8	1.1	2.1	1.5	0.6
Local government	8,757	3.4	2.4	1.0	1.8	1.2	0.6
Footnotes (1) Absences are defined as instances when persons who usually work 35 or more hours per week (full time) 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. (2) Hours absent as a percent of hours usually worked. (3) Includes other industries, not shown separately.
NOTE: All self-employed workers are excluded, both those with incorporated businesses and 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. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: January 26, 2024