The sickness absence rate in the United Kingdom was 2.6 percent in 2022, indicating that 2.6 percent of working hours were lost due to sickness in that year. Among industry sectors in the UK, Human health and social work activities had the highest absence rate, at 4.2 percent.
Percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the United Kingdom in 2022, by industry sector
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (April 26, 2023). Percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the United Kingdom in 2022, by industry sector [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/290246/uk-sickness-absence-rate-by-sector/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the United Kingdom in 2022, by industry sector." Chart. April 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290246/uk-sickness-absence-rate-by-sector/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the United Kingdom in 2022, by industry sector. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290246/uk-sickness-absence-rate-by-sector/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Percentage of Working Hours That Were Lost Due to Sickness Absence in The United Kingdom in 2022, by Industry Sector." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290246/uk-sickness-absence-rate-by-sector/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the United Kingdom in 2022, by industry sector Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290246/uk-sickness-absence-rate-by-sector/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the United Kingdom in 2022, by industry sector [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), April 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/290246/uk-sickness-absence-rate-by-sector/
