Disguised impairment of labor supply was another pandemic shock: Number of employed workers reporting they missed work in past week due to own illness (thousands), 2012–2022
| Share of employed workers reporting | |
|---|---|
| Jan 2012 | 930 |
| Feb 2012 | 986 |
| Mar 2012 | 917 |
| Apr 2012 | 911 |
| May 2012 | 934 |
| Jun 2012 | 900 |
| Jul 2012 | 863 |
| Aug 2012 | 822 |
| Sep 2012 | 882 |
| Oct 2012 | 899 |
| Nov 2012 | 880 |
| Dec 2012 | 944 |
| Jan 2013 | 1202 |
| Feb 2013 | 1079 |
| Mar 2013 | 1027 |
| Apr 2013 | 913 |
| May 2013 | 947 |
| Jun 2013 | 897 |
| Jul 2013 | 862 |
| Aug 2013 | 838 |
| Sep 2013 | 874 |
| Oct 2013 | 891 |
| Nov 2013 | 888 |
| Dec 2013 | 869 |
| Jan 2014 | 1006 |
| Feb 2014 | 974 |
| Mar 2014 | 1034 |
| Apr 2014 | 1046 |
| May 2014 | 873 |
| Jun 2014 | 882 |
| Jul 2014 | 823 |
| Aug 2014 | 864 |
| Sep 2014 | 931 |
| Oct 2014 | 936 |
| Nov 2014 | 1026 |
| Dec 2014 | 1048 |
| Jan 2015 | 989 |
| Feb 2015 | 1000 |
| Mar 2015 | 1032 |
| Apr 2015 | 919 |
| May 2015 | 948 |
| Jun 2015 | 860 |
| Jul 2015 | 864 |
| Aug 2015 | 791 |
| Sep 2015 | 889 |
| Oct 2015 | 795 |
| Nov 2015 | 874 |
| Dec 2015 | 924 |
| Jan 2016 | 1003 |
| Feb 2016 | 1033 |
| Mar 2016 | 1020 |
| Apr 2016 | 1045 |
| May 2016 | 1062 |
| Jun 2016 | 972 |
| Jul 2016 | 986 |
| Aug 2016 | 1005 |
| Sep 2016 | 996 |
| Oct 2016 | 986 |
| Nov 2016 | 1009 |
| Dec 2016 | 891 |
| Jan 2017 | 1075 |
| Feb 2017 | 1078 |
| Mar 2017 | 1065 |
| Apr 2017 | 1065 |
| May 2017 | 903 |
| Jun 2017 | 892 |
| Jul 2017 | 908 |
| Aug 2017 | 851 |
| Sep 2017 | 805 |
| Oct 2017 | 859 |
| Nov 2017 | 897 |
| Dec 2017 | 1020 |
| Jan 2018 | 1283 |
| Feb 2018 | 1184 |
| Mar 2018 | 1098 |
| Apr 2018 | 981 |
| May 2018 | 861 |
| Jun 2018 | 970 |
| Jul 2018 | 801 |
| Aug 2018 | 845 |
| Sep 2018 | 884 |
| Oct 2018 | 892 |
| Nov 2018 | 984 |
| Dec 2018 | 990 |
| Jan 2019 | 1063 |
| Feb 2019 | 1113 |
| Mar 2019 | 978 |
| Apr 2019 | 912 |
| May 2019 | 902 |
| Jun 2019 | 962 |
| Jul 2019 | 862 |
| Aug 2019 | 866 |
| Sep 2019 | 893 |
| Oct 2019 | 973 |
| Nov 2019 | 875 |
| Dec 2019 | 1119 |
| Jan 2020 | 1071 |
| Feb 2020 | 1088 |
| Mar 2020 | 1340 |
| Apr 2020 | 2010 |
| May 2020 | 1534 |
| Jun 2020 | 1228 |
| Jul 2020 | 1695 |
| Aug 2020 | 1331 |
| Sep 2020 | 1258 |
| Oct 2020 | 1315 |
| Nov 2020 | 1778 |
| Dec 2020 | 1902 |
| Jan 2021 | 1955 |
| Feb 2021 | 1414 |
| Mar 2021 | 1203 |
| Apr 2021 | 1507 |
| May 2021 | 1244 |
| Jun 2021 | 1046 |
| Jul 2021 | 1290 |
| Aug 2021 | 1470 |
| Sep 2021 | 1532 |
| Oct 2021 | 1378 |
| Nov 2021 | 1513 |
| Dec 2021 | 1679 |
| Jan 2022 | 3616 |
| Feb 2022 | 1573 |
| Mar 2022 | 1081 |
| Apr 2022 | 1181 |
| May 2022 | 1350 |
| Jun 2022 | 1472 |
| Jul 2022 | 1518 |
| Aug 2022 | 1529 |
| Sep 2022 | 1237 |
| Oct 2022 | 1331 |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) calculation from the Current Population Survey (CPS).