Sick pay period, fourth quarter 2018

Sick leave decreased

Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2019-03-08 9.30

The number of sick days per employee during a sick pay period decreased during the fourth quarter in 2018 compared with the same quarter in 2017. The total number of sick days per employee during a sick pay period was 1.69.

In total, the number of sick days per employee decreased by 0.04 days compared with the same quarter in 2017. Among women, the number of sick days per employee was unchanged and among men the sick days decreased by 0.08 days compared to the corresponding quarter in 2017.

Sick days per employee and sick pay period by sector and sex

Sector	Sex	Fourth quarter
		2018	2017	Change	Percentage change
Business sector^[1]	Women	1.70	1.68	0.02	1.1
	Men	1.35	1.45	‑0.10	‑6.9
	Total	1.48	1.54	‑0.06	‑3.6
Municipality	Women	2.60	2.60	0.01	0.3
	Men	1.90	1.86	0.03	1.8
	Total	2.44	2.43	0.01	0.5
County council	Women	2.17	2.24	‑0.07	‑3.2
	Men	1.38	1.43	‑0.05	‑3.6
	Total	2.00	2.06	‑0.07	‑3.3
Central government	Women	1.91	1.94	‑0.03	‑1.7
	Men	1.08	1.08	0.01	0.6
	Total	1.51	1.53	‑0.01	‑0.9
Non-profit institutions serving households	Women	1.53	1.64	‑0.11	‑6.6
	Men	1.02	0.98	0.04	3.8
	Total	1.32	1.37	‑0.05	‑3.6
Total	Women	2.01	2.01	0.00	‑0.2
	Men	1.38	1.46	‑0.08	‑5.5
	Total	1.69	1.73	‑0.04	‑2.6

The number of sick periods increased

The number of sick periods per employee was unchanged in the fourth quarter of 2018 compared with the corresponding quarter in 2017. The total number of sick periods was 0.43 per employee. In the business sector, the number of sick periods per employee was 0.39, while in the central government sector it amounted to 0.37. In the municipality sector and the county council sector, the number of sick periods per employee was 0.60 and 0.50 respectively.

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 the sick period, regardless of whether the employee is reimbursed for all days with sick pay or not.

Sick period Each time an employee begins a sick period a new period is generated, regardless of how many sick days the period consists of. The survey presents periods that were completed during the quarter.

This survey is published quarterly.

All changes are calculated from unrounded data.

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