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This report explores weekly workforce data across approximately 40,000 U.S. businesses and their 4.5 million employees.
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Retailers Recap Highs and Lows of COVID-era Holiday Shopping Season
LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | The versatility and resilience of retailers helped many stores survive 2020’s complicated holiday shopping season, which was plagued by frequent understaffing, high turnover, workplace anxiety, and a host of recruitment challenges, according to the annual end-of-season survey commissioned by UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group). While COVID-19 was undeniably disruptive to business, 3 in 5 retailers either reported an increase in year-over-year holiday sales in stores (37%) or no significant change (22%).
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December UKG Workforce Activity Report: Indicators of Strengthening Recovery Remain Elusive to Cap Off Historic 2020
LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | According to the U.S. Workforce Activity Report from UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group), shift work declined 3.2% in December. While this is only the second monthly decline since April’s state shutdowns—albeit the largest— it is heavily influenced by the seasonal nature of work in December.
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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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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.
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Kronos Virtual ‘Industry Insights’ Summit Explores the New Dimensions of Work
LOWELL, Mass. | The complimentary Kronos Industry Insights Digital Summit features original programming and virtual networking opportunities to help professionals better manage today’s most complex and pressing workforce issues and emerge stronger in a post-COVID-19 world.
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Businesses Recover Half of Shifts Lost During COVID-19 Pandemic, Hiring Remains Anemic
LOWELL, Mass. | Overview: Kronos Incorporated today announced that half (50%) of employee shifts eliminated during the COVID-19 pandemic have recovered.
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