Fig. 5
From: Exposure to different lengths of sick leave and subsequent work absence among young adults
Sickness rate1 and unemployment2 in Sweden, 1970–2012. 1Days of sickness benefit per insured person. 2Yearly averages of number of people x 104, taken from weekly surveys. From October 2007, job-seeking full-time students were also included. Source: Unemployment data are taken from the public statistical database at Statistics Sweden (www.scb.se); data on sickness rate are derived from the Swedish Social Insurance Agency (www.fk.se)