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UKG: “Blue-Collar Boomerang” Expected in 2023

LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | Today’s labor market briefing hosted by UKG at 10:00 a.m. ET will explore important and emerging trends affecting workplaces nationally.
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Managers Impact Our Mental Health More Than Doctors, Therapists — and Same as Spouses

LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | Is your manager stressing you out, or do they have a positive impact on your mental health? The Workforce Institute at UKG surveyed 3,400 people across 10 countries to spotlight the critical role our jobs, leadership, and, most of all, our managers play in supporting mental health in and outside of work.
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“Long COVID” Grips the Workplace: 2023 Predictions

LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | The Workforce Institute at UKG today released its annual list of Workplace Predictions, forecasting the top trends that will impact the workforce in 2023.
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Labor Market Shows Signs of Weakness Entering 2023, UKG Data Reveals

LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | The UKG Workforce Activity Report for December 2022 shows the total number of shifts worked1 by people at U.S. businesses fell 2.9% from the prior month, the first significant decline since the omicron-fueled January 2022 reading (-5.1%) and the largest mid-December decline in at least four years.2
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Analysis: Omicron Begins to Leave Mark on U.S. Economy, but Unlikely to Derail It

Reuters | The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits held below pre-pandemic levels last week. And while workplace activity declined slightly last week after rising earlier in December, it was in line with the drop seen heading into the holidays in 2019 and stronger when compared to the same time last year, said Dave Gilbertson, vice president of the payroll management firm UKG.
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Beyond the Great Resignation: 3 Trends Shaping the Next Decade

HR Executive | “A lot of traditional blue-collar work has been so deeply impacted by rapid digitalization that their jobs have changed significantly. [Even] the simple factory work has now changed that—these same employees are now managing robotics and AI,” Karina Monesson, senior manager of human insights for UKG, said during a panel session at the recent UKG Connections conference in Las Vegas
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