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Reuters | Shift work in February recorded its largest monthly gain since the spring of 2020, another survey from workforce management software company UKG showed.

Reuters | Payroll manager UKG said recent shift data showed the impact of January's Omicron wave, which had kept millions of workers off the job at its peak, had all but faded, and that employment gains seemed to be gaining steam in the most troubled sectors. "It's very clear that people are increasingly coming off the sidelines," wrote UKG Vice President Dave Gilbertson.

Reuters | According to UKG's workforce activity report, shift work in February recorded its largest monthly gain since the spring of 2020. The workforce management software company said the surge meant that the impact of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 on hourly shift work was over.

LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | UKG Workforce Activity Report for February 2022 shows the total number of shifts worked1 by people at U.S. businesses increased 6.6%, the largest monthly increase in shift work since the spring of 2020.

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LOWELL, Mass. and WESTON, Fla. | According to the U.S. Workforce Activity Report from UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group), total shift work decreased 1.2% in March with declines concentrated in the second half of the month. This is in contrast with growth experienced during the first half of March, including a 2.6% increase in shift work volume during the mid-month window used by the Department of Labor to calculate employment gains and losses.