The absenteeism rate in the Canary Islands increased by five tenths in the third quarter, closing at 8.1%, and regained the first position among the autonomous communities. The second and third place are now occupied by Galicia and the Basque Country, which have the same absenteeism rate equivalent to 7.6%.
In the previous quarter, the archipelago had been in third place, behind the Basque Country and La Rioja, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE).
In the country as a whole, the level of absenteeism stood at 6.3% of the agreed hours in the third quarter, which represents an increase of three tenths compared to the 6% recorded in the same period of 2023.
In the case of absenteeism due to temporary disability or medical leave, the rate in the third quarter was 5%, three tenths higher than the rate in the third quarter of last year, according to a report prepared by Randstad with data from the Quarterly Labor Cost Survey of the National Institute of Statistics.
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Industry, in the lead
Among the economic sectors, at the close of the third quarter, industry was the sector that concentrates the highest absenteeism, with 6.9% of the total agreed hours, followed by the services sector, with a rate of 6.3%, and in third place construction, with 5.3%.
The more detailed analysis by activities exposes a pronounced difference, since while in some the levels are reduced, others have a large number of hours lost. Thus, the activities that present the highest absenteeism are Gambling (11.1%), Building and gardening services (10.9%), Postal and mail activities (10.6%) and Assistance in residential establishments (10%).
