Sick pay period, 4th quarter 2019
Sickness absence rate decreased in the fourth quarter 2019
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2020-03-10 9.30
The number of sick days per employee in a sick pay period decreased in the fourth quarter of 2019, compared with the corresponding quarter of 2018. The number of sick days in a sick pay period was 1.67 days per employee.
Among women, the number of sick days per employee decreased by 0.01 days and among men, sick days decreased by 0.02 days, compared with the corresponding quarter of 2018.
| Sector | Sex | Fourth quarter | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2018 | Change | Percentage change | |||
|
Business sector
|
Women
|
1.69 | 1.70 | ‑0.01 | ‑0.5 | |
|
|
Men
|
1.33 | 1.35 | ‑0.02 | ‑1.3 | |
|
|
Total
|
1.47 | 1.48 | ‑0.01 | ‑0.9 | |
|
Municipality
|
Women
|
2.61 | 2.60 | 0.01 | 0.4 | |
|
|
Men
|
1.88 | 1.90 | ‑0.01 | ‑0.7 | |
|
|
Total
|
2.45 | 2.44 | 0.00 | 0.2 | |
|
County council
|
Women
|
2.19 | 2.17 | 0.02 | 0.8 | |
|
|
Men
|
1.43 | 1.38 | 0.05 | 3.4 | |
|
|
Total
|
2.02 | 2.00 | 0.02 | 1.2 | |
|
Central government
|
Women
|
1.82 | 1.91 | ‑0.09 | ‑4.6 | |
|
|
Men
|
1.05 | 1.08 | ‑0.04 | ‑3.4 | |
|
|
Total
|
1.45 | 1.51 | ‑0.06 | ‑4.3 | |
|
Non-profit institutions serving households
|
Women
|
1.56 | 1.53 | 0.02 | 1.5 | |
|
|
Men
|
1.07 | 1.02 | 0.06 | 5.4 | |
|
|
Total
|
1.37 | 1.32 | 0.04 | 3.3 | |
|
Total
|
Women
|
2.00 | 2.01 | ‑0.01 | ‑0.4 | |
|
|
Men
|
1.36 | 1.38 | ‑0.02 | ‑1.1 | |
|
|
Total
|
1.67 | 1.69 | ‑0.01 | ‑0.7 | |
The number of sick periods increased
The number of sick periods per employee remained unchanged in the fourth quarter of 2019 compared with the corresponding quarter of 2018. There were 0.43 sick periods per employee. In the business sector, there were 0.38 sick periods per employee, while in the central government sector there were 0.37 sick periods per employee. In the municipality sector and the county council sector, there were 0.62 and 0.52 sick periods per employee, respectively.
Reclassification
In accordance with international guidelines, a number of limited companies have been reclassified from business sector to public administration. This affects the statistics published from the second quarter of 2019 and forward.
Definitions and explanations
Sick pay period The period when an employee is absent from work due to sickness and is eligible for sick pay.
Sick days All calendar days in a sick period, regardless of whether or not the employee is reimbursed with sick pay.
Sick period Each time an employee falls ill, a new sick period is generated, regardless of the number of sick days in the sick period. The survey shows periods that were completed during the quarter.
All changes are calculated from unrounded data.
This survey is published quarterly.
Next publishing will be
2020-06-09 at 09:30.
Statistical Database
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