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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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Jan 31, 2023

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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Jan 24, 2023

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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Jan 10, 2023

“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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Jan 3, 2023

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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Feb 17, 2022

IESNYC and Equity in Lighting Create a Thought Provoking Evening

Edison Report | The opening speaker and moderator was the brilliant Dr. Jarik Conrad, VP of Human Insights, UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group). Dr. Conrad opined that as humans we are wired for tribalism, wired to seek out those who share our interests, share our opinions, and look like us.

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Feb 14, 2022

Super Bowl 2022: Should the Monday after the Big Game be a National Holiday?

USA Today | Last year, an estimated 8 million or more said they would take a pre-planned day off on the Monday after the Super Bowl. Overall, a total of 16.1 million said they might punt on work that day – suggesting many would call in sick, according to a survey of more than 1,000 employed Americans, conducted by The Harris Poll for The Workforce Institute at UKG.