US Employee Absences by
Industry: 1997

Ranking

1997 Employee Absences by Industry

Industry Employees (000) Absence Rate Variance from Average
AGRICULTURE 1,338 2.3% -39.4%
PRIVATE NON-AGRICULTURAL 76,730 3.7% -2.5%
Mining 583 2.5% -34.2%
Construction 5,276 3.4% -10.4%
Manufacturing 19,012 3.8% 0.1%
Durable goods 11,491 3.7% -2.5%
Nondurable goods 7,521 3.9% 2.7%
Transportation and public utilities 6,267 3.7% -2.5%
Transportation. 3,651 3.7% -2.5%
Communications and other public utilities 2,616 3.7% -2.5%
Wholesale and retail trade 16,314 3.5% -7.8%
Wholesale trade 3,930 3.0% -21.0%
Retail trade 12,384 3.6% -5.2%
Finance, insurance, and real estate 6,204 3.5% -7.8%
Services 23,074 4.0% 5.4%
GOVERNMENT 15,357 4.7% 23.8%
OVERALL AVERAGE 135,018 3.8% 0.0%
Percentage of days of unscheduled absence (excludes vacation, holidy and personal time
Source: US Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics

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