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ABSENCE RATE CALCULATOR

What is unplanned employee absence
really costing your business?

Unplanned absences don't just leave a shift short — they stretch your remaining team thin, and quietly chip away at your bottom line. Most employers feel it. Few can put a number on it.

Use our absence rate calculator for an instant read on where your organization sits and what - if anything - you need to do about it.

Absence rate Calculator

Enter your workforce numbers below.

Average headcount during the period you're measuring

Enter a number of employees greater than zero.

Scheduled workdays for one employee in that period — skip weekends and holidays

Enter a number of workdays greater than zero.

Combined unplanned absence days across your whole team — sick days, no-shows, last-minute call-offs. Leave out approved PTO.

Enter total absent days (0 or more).

Wages, or wages plus overtime and cover costs, for one missed day

Cost can't be negative.

Your absence rate

–%

Fill in the form to see your result.

Healthy (<3%) — Normal operation; well within average limits.
Warning (3–5%) — Requires monitoring and light intervention.
Critical (>5%) — Signals potential burnout, morale, or safety issues.

See how Personify Health helps you lower this number →
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