Overview

• National absenteeism reached 7% of scheduled work hours in Q1 2025, a 0.3 percentage-point increase year-on-year.
• Temporary incapacity due to medical leave climbed to 5.5% nationally, reflecting a doubling of sick-leave hours over the past decade.
• The Region of Murcia recorded a 7.6% absenteeism rate and 6.2% rate for temporary incapacity, ranking it sixth among Spain’s autonomous communities.
• Murcian workers missed an average of 20.3 hours per quarter and 9 hours to medical leave, totaling more than 3.5 lost workdays per employee.
• Activity-specific data show postal services (12.5%), building and gardening (11.5%), social services without accommodation (11.1%) and waste management (11.1%) leading in lost hours.