Map of the global distribution of economic and physical water scarcity as of 2006. Scarcity is the fundamental economic problem of having seemingly unlimited human wants in a world of limited resources. It states that society has insufficient productive resources to fulfill all human wants and needs.
The number of people in this yearâs survey who reported wasting time at work every day is up to a whopping 89% -- a 20% increase compared to last year. The increases came in people spending longer periods âwasting time.â Hereâs the breakdown: 31% waste roughly 30 minutes daily. 31% waste roughly 1 hour daily.
On average, employees took 10 days off because they were sick or injured and an additional 4 to care for family members. The federal agencyâs analysis also found that: â¢ Workers ages 55 to 64 took an average of 18 days off of work, compared with 10 days for workers ages 16 to 24. â¢ About 38 percent of female workers missed work in 2007 for their own health problems, versus about 30 percent of male employees.