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May 31, 2022

UKG Workforce Activity Report: Shift Data Predicts Lackluster Jobs Growth in May

LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | The UKG Workforce Activity Report for May 2022 shows the total number of shifts worked1 by people at U.S. businesses declined 1.0% relative to April 2022.

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May 17, 2022

UKG, Uber for Business Launch Strategic Collaboration to Help Organizations, Their People During Labor Shortage

LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | UKG today announced a strategic collaboration with Uber for Business, Uber’s enterprise arm, that allows organizations with UKG Dimensions to deliver an attractive reward to people who pick up hard-to-fill shifts: a voucher for a ride with Uber or for a meal delivery with Uber Eats.

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May 4, 2022

UKG Honored by Google Cloud for Driving Diversity and Inclusion, Mitigating Employee Burnout

LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | UKG has been honored by Google Cloud with two Google Cloud DevOps Awards. Google Cloud recognized UKG for driving diversity and inclusion in the field of DevOps as well as for delivering solutions that help mitigate employee burnout, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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May 3, 2022

UKG Workforce Activity Report: Economy Shows Signs of Stress in April

LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | The UKG Workforce Activity Report for April 2022 shows the total number of shifts worked1 by people at U.S. businesses decreased 6.3% from March to April, though no job losses are expected as the decline is largely attributed to spring religious observances.

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Jun 30, 2020

June Shift Work Growth May Point to Improved Unemployment Outlook

LOWELL, Mass. | From June 1-28, the total volume of shifts worked grew 5.9%, including 2.4% from June 22-28, continuing a slow but steady economic rally that began the week ending April 12, when U.S. shift work hit “the bottom.”

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Jun 23, 2020

Shift Work Growth Begins to Slow Ahead of Summer Season

LOWELL, Mass. | While 53% of the shifts lost during the COVID-19 pandemic have now been recovered, the Kronos Incorporated U.S. Workforce Activity Report for June 15-21, 2020 shows weekly growth in shift work, which averaged 3.17% weekly since the week ending April 12 (excluding the week of Memorial Day) is now averaging just 1.65% from June 1-21. The week ending April 12 marked “the bottom” of employee shift work volume during the pandemic.