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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