US Employee Absences by
Industry Ranked: 1997
Alphabetical Listing
|
1997 Employee Absences by Industry Ranked |
| Rank |
Industry |
Employees
(000) |
Absence
Rate |
Variance
from Average |
| 1 |
Agriculture |
1,338 |
2.3% |
-39.4% |
| 2 |
Mining |
583 |
2.5% |
-34.2% |
| 3 |
Wholesale trade |
3,930 |
3.0% |
-21.0% |
| 4 |
Construction |
5,276 |
3.4% |
-10.4% |
| 5 |
Finance, insurance, and real estate |
6,204 |
3.5% |
-7.8% |
| 6 |
Wholesale and retail trade |
16,314 |
3.5% |
-7.8% |
| 7 |
Retail trade |
12,384 |
3.6% |
-5.2% |
| 8 |
Transportation and public utilities |
6,267 |
3.7% |
-2.5% |
| 9 |
Communications and other public utilities |
2,616 |
3.7% |
-2.5% |
| 10 |
Durable goods |
11,491 |
3.7% |
-2.5% |
| 11 |
Transportation. |
3,651 |
3.7% |
-2.5% |
| 12 |
Manufacturing |
19,012 |
3.8% |
0.1% |
| 13 |
Nondurable goods |
7,521 |
3.9% |
2.7% |
| 14 |
Services |
23,074 |
4.0% |
5.4% |
| 15 |
Government |
15,357 |
4.7% |
23.8% |
| |
OVERALL AVERAGE |
135,018 |
3.8% |
0.0% |
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