Sickness absence rate in the UK 2024, by sector
The sickness absence rate in the United Kingdom was two percent in 2024. Among industry sectors in the UK, Human health and social work activities had the highest absence rate, at 2.9 percent.
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Percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the United Kingdom in 2024, by industry sector
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (June 4, 2025). Percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the United Kingdom in 2024, by industry sector [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 24, 2025, 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 2024, by industry sector." Chart. June 4, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290246/uk-sickness-absence-rate-by-sector/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2025). Percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the United Kingdom in 2024, by industry sector. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 24, 2025. 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 2024, by Industry Sector." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jun 2025, 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 2024, by industry sector Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290246/uk-sickness-absence-rate-by-sector/ (last visited June 24, 2025)
Percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the United Kingdom in 2024, by industry sector [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), June 4, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/290246/uk-sickness-absence-rate-by-sector/
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