TABLE. Monthly prevalence of health-related workplace absenteeism* among full-time workers,† by occupational group — Current Population Survey, United States, October 2019–April 2020.
| Occupational group |
Weighted % (95% CI) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct–Dec 2019 |
Jan–Apr 2020 |
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| Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
|
| Total | 1.9 (1.8–2.0)§ | 1.9 (1.8–2.0) | 2.2 (2.0–2.4) | 2.4 (2.3–2.6) | 2.4 (2.2–2.6) | 2.4 (2.2–2.7)§ | 2.2 (1.9–2.5)§ |
| Personal care and service |
2.4 (1.6–3.2) |
2.1 (1.4–2.7) |
1.9 (1.1–2.6) |
3.2 (2.0–4.4) |
2.6 (1.4–3.9) |
3.0 (1.4–4.6) |
5.1 (3.5–6.7)¶ |
| Healthcare support |
2.1 (1.1–3.1) |
1.8 (1.0–2.5) |
2.4 (1.6–3.2) |
3.2 (1.6–4.8) |
2.5 (1.2–3.9) |
3.3 (2.1–4.5) |
5.0 (3.1–6.8)¶ |
| Production |
2.2 (1.5–2.9) |
2.2 (1.6–2.9) |
2.5 (2.0–3.1) |
2.8 (2.3–3.4) |
2.6 (2.2–3.1) |
3.5 (2.5–4.4)§ |
3.7 (2.7–4.7)¶ |
| Transportation and material moving |
2.9 (2.1–3.6)§ |
2.2 (1.4–3.0) |
2.9 (2.4–3.5) |
2.8 (1.8–3.8) |
3.1 (2.4–3.8) |
3.1 (2.3–3.9) |
3.6 (2.6–4.6)** |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance |
1.9 (1.0–2.8) |
1.9 (0.9–2.9) |
2.9 (2.1–3.8) |
2.9 (1.7–4.2) |
3.4 (2.4–4.4) |
3.2 (1.9–4.5) |
3.3 (2.1–4.5) |
| Food preparation and serving related |
2.1 (1.3–2.9) |
2.2 (1.3–3.1) |
2.7 (1.7–3.6) |
2.7 (1.5–3.9) |
3.0 (1.9–4.0) |
2.8 (1.7–3.8) |
3.1 (1.1–5.1) |
| Construction and extraction |
1.4 (0.9–2.0) |
1.6 (1.0–2.2) |
2.2 (1.7–2.7) |
3.1 (2.0–4.1)§ |
2.5 (1.7–3.2) |
2.3 (1.4–3.1) |
2.9 (1.8–4.1)§ |
| Healthcare practitioner and technical |
2.3 (1.8–2.8) |
2.0 (1.5–2.5) |
2.3 (1.7–2.9) |
2.4 (1.6–3.2) |
2.5 (1.9–3.0) |
2.1 (1.5–2.7) |
2.8 (2.0–3.6)** |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry |
1.1 (0.0–2.4) |
1.4 (0.0–3.5) |
1.6 (0.1–3.2) |
4.2 (2.1–6.2)§ |
3.7 (0.9–6.5) |
2.6 (0.0–5.4)§ |
2.6 (0.0–6.5) |
| Office and administrative support |
2.6 (2.1–3.1)§ |
2.4 (2.1–2.7) |
2.7 (2.3–3.1) |
3.0 (2.2–3.7) |
2.5 (2.1–2.9) |
3.0 (2.5–3.5) |
2.5 (1.8–3.1) |
| Legal occupations |
2.0 (0.7–3.3) |
1.0 (0.1–1.9) |
1.5 (0.6–2.5) |
2.9 (1.5–4.3)§ |
2.7 (1.0–4.3) |
0.9 (0.1–1.8) |
2.3 (0.7–3.8) |
| Sales and related |
1.7 (1.3–2.1)§ |
2.1 (1.6–2.7)** |
2.0 (1.5–2.6) |
2.0 (1.6–2.5) |
2.3 (1.5–3.1)§ |
2.1 (1.7–2.6) |
2.1 (1.6–2.6) |
| Protective service |
2.7 (1.4–3.9)§ |
2.4 (1.3–3.5)§ |
2.9 (1.6–4.1) |
3.3 (2.2–4.3)§ |
2.6 (1.8–3.3)§ |
2.3 (1.6–3.1) |
2.1 (1.3–3.0) |
| Installation, maintenance and repair |
2.4 (1.6–3.1) |
2.4 (1.6–3.2) |
1.9 (1.2–2.6) |
1.8 (1.0–2.7) |
2.8 (2.1–3.5) |
3.5 (2.3–4.7)§ |
2.0 (1.2–2.9) |
| Education, training, and library |
1.5 (1.1–2.0) |
2.3 (1.7–2.8)** |
2.7 (1.9–3.4)§ |
2.7 (2.1–3.2)§ |
2.5 (1.9–3.0) |
2.2 (1.5–2.9) |
1.5 (0.8–2.3) |
| Architecture and engineering |
0.8 (0.0–1.7) |
1.3 (0.4–2.2) |
1.4 (0.6–2.2) |
2.5 (1.3–3.6) |
1.5 (0.7–2.4) |
2.4 (1.3–3.4)§ |
1.4 (0.6–2.1) |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media |
2.1 (0.7–3.5) |
2.1 (0.9–3.3) |
2.3 (0.7–3.9) |
2.0 (0.7–3.3) |
1.6 (0.9–2.4) |
2.5 (0.6–4.4) |
1.4 (0.3–2.5) |
| Business and financial operations |
1.5 (1.1–2.0) |
1.3 (0.7–1.9) |
2.1 (1.5–2.6) |
2.5 (1.8–3.1) |
2.4 (1.9–2.8)§ |
1.6 (0.9–2.2) |
1.2 (0.7–1.8) |
| Computer and mathematical science |
1.4 (0.8–2.0) |
0.8 (0.3–1.2) |
1.6 (0.9–2.2) |
1.6 (1.0–2.3) |
2.2 (1.3–3.1) |
2.0 (1.2–2.8)§ |
1.1 (0.5–1.8) |
| Community and social service |
1.9 (0.7–3.1) |
2.5 (1.4–3.6) |
1.8 (1.0–2.5) |
1.6 (0.8–2.4) |
2.3 (1.1–3.4) |
3.1 (1.9–4.2) |
1.0 (0.0–2.2) |
| Management |
1.1 (0.8–1.4) |
1.3 (0.9–1.6) |
1.7 (1.4–1.9) |
1.3 (1.0–1.6) |
1.6 (1.3–1.9) |
1.6 (1.3–2.0) |
0.9 (0.6–1.2) |
| Life, physical, and social science | 1.9 (0.5–3.4) | 2.8 (1.0–4.5) | 2.4 (0.8–4.0) | 2.9 (1.4–4.4) | 2.5 (1.0–3.9) | 1.2 (0.3–2.1) | 0.5 (0.0–1.2) |
Abbreviation: CI = confidence interval.
* Defined as working <35 hours during the reference week because of illness, injury or other medical issue.
† Defined as employed persons who usually work ≥35 hours per week at all jobs combined.
§ Point estimate, but not its lower 95% confidence limit, exceeded an epidemic threshold defined as the upper 95% confidence limit of the expected value, based on monthly average for the previous 5 years, and p-value for post hoc observed versus expected comparison using Z-test for independent proportion ≥0.05.
¶ Significantly exceeded the epidemic threshold (i.e., lower 95% confidence limit of the point estimate exceeded the epidemic threshold).
** Point estimate, but not its lower 95% confidence limit, exceeded the epidemic threshold and p-value for post hoc observed versus expected comparison using Z-test for independent proportion <0.05.