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Manufacturing was the only industry
sector in which the rate of cases
involving job transfer or restriction
exceeded the rate of cases involving
days away from work in 2008, a trend
that has continued since 1998.
In the goods-producing industries,
mining had the lowest rate for days
away from work, job transfer, or
restriction in 2008. In the serviceproviding industries, finance and
insurance had the lowest rate for
days away from work, job transfer, or
restriction in 2008.
Transportation and warehousing
had the highest rates for days away
from work, job transfer, or restriction
and days away from work among all
industries with a days-away-from-work
rate of 2.5 per 100 full-time workers.
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Incidence rate of cases with days away
from work, job transfer, or restriction,
by private industry sector, 2008
Industry sector
2.5
Transportation and warehousing
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting
1.8
Construction
1.7
1.1
0.7
1.4
Health care and social assistance
1.1
1.3
Mining
Administrative and waste services
1.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
1.2
Manufacturing
1.2
Real estate and rental and leasing
1.2
Retail trade
1.2
Wholesale trade
1.2
0.7
0.6
1.1
1.5
0.6
1.1
1.0
1.1
Utilities
Other services (except public administration)
0.8
1.0
0.5
0.9
Accommodation and food services
Educational services
0.7
Information
0.7
Management of companies and enterprises
0.4
Professional and technical services
0.3
Finance and insurance
1.4
0.2
0
Cases with job transfer
0.6
0.3
or restriction
Cases with days away
0.4
from work
0.3
0.2
0.1
1.0
2.0
3.0
Incidence rate (per 100 full-time workers)
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2009.
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