Job Absence & Turnover Rate

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Job Absence & Turnover Rate 4th Quarter 2011

Absence Rates Down Over Year-Ago Levels

Absenteeism in 2011 has eclipsed the record lows observed in 2009. Through 2011, median rates of unscheduled employee absences (excluding long-term absences and partial days out) averaged 0.6 percent of scheduled worker days per month. They are down from the 0.8 percent levels observed in 2010, the 0.7 percent in 2009, and are at a 10-year low-well below the absence rates of 1.3 percent or more observed from 1985 to 2006.

Departing from typical seasonal patterns, absence rates did not rise from the third to fourth quarter with the onset of winter. Median monthly absence rates in the fourth quarter averaged 0.6 percent of scheduled worker days, unchanged from absence rates in the first and third quarters, and down only slightly from the rate of 0.7 percent observed in the second quarter of 2011. Median monthly absence rates were identical in October, November, and December of 2011 (0.6 percent).

Unscheduled Absence: January - December Average of Monthly Median Rates, in Percent
All Employers	................................................................0.6


Workforce Size
Fewer than 250	................................................................0.6
250-499	................................................................0.6
500-999	................................................................0.7
1,000-2,499	................................................................0.6
2,500 or more	................................................................1.1


Industry
Manufacturing	................................................................0.6
Non-manufacturing	................................................................0.6
(Finance)	................................................................0.8
Non-business	................................................................0.8
(Health Care)	................................................................0.6


Region
Northeast	................................................................0.8
South	................................................................0.5
North Central	................................................................0.6
West	................................................................0.8

Source: BNA 03/06/2012

Yearly Turnover Rates in 2011 Stable with 2010 Rates

After falling to historic lows in 2009, turnover rebounded in 2010 and has maintained this same level in 2011. Voluntary median monthly separation rates averaged 0.7 percent of employers workforce per month in 2011, unchanged from levels recorded in 2010 but up two-tenths of a point since 2009 (0.5 percent).

Turnover was only one-tenth of a point higher in the second quarter of 2011 than in 2010 but was the same in the first, third, and fourth quarters. Separation rates increased from 0.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2010 to 0.7 percent in the first and second quarters of 2011. This was followed by a two-tenths of a point jump to 0.9 percent in the third quarter and a retreat to a 0.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011, in line with typical seasonal patterns. Separation rates declined from 0.9 percent in September to 0.7 percent in October and 0.5 percent in November and December.

Monthly Turnover: January - December Average of Monthly Median Rates, in Percent
All Employers	................................................................0.7


Workforce Size
Fewer than 250	................................................................0.2
250-499	................................................................0.8
500-999	................................................................0.8
1,000-2,499	................................................................1.2
2,500 or more	................................................................0.9


Industry
Manufacturing	................................................................0.6
Non-manufacturing	................................................................0.7
(Finance)	................................................................0.8
Non-business	................................................................0.9
(Health Care)	................................................................1.1


Region
Northeast	................................................................0.7
South	................................................................0.8
North Central	................................................................0.6
West	................................................................0.7

Source: BNA 03/06/2012

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