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An Update on U.S. Workforce Activity
This report explores weekly workforce data across approximately 40,000 U.S. businesses and their 4.5 million employees.
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Hapless Holidays? U.S. Data Suggest Hit to 'Main Street' Hiring
Reuters | For the four weeks through Nov. 20, UKG’s data showed shifts worked across a variety of industries grew just 0.1%, bad news in itself for an economy still roughly 10 million jobs short of where it was in February and facing significant risks from a still-uncontrolled pandemic.
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November UKG Workforce Activity Report: Smaller Businesses Lose Shifts
LOWELL, Mass. and WESTON, Fla. | According to the November 2020 Workforce Activity Report from UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group), U.S. businesses with fewer than 500 employees experienced shrinking shift work volume over the last month. This is the first time since April that shift work has contracted in key business segments.
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Unemployment Claims Jumped Last Week as Coronavirus Cases Surge Nationwide
The New York Times | “We have definitely seen a slowdown since Labor Day, and in the last few weeks, it’s actually gone into a decline,” said Dave Gilbertson, a vice president at UKG, which provides time-tracking software to about 30,000 U.S. businesses.
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15 Tech Leaders Share The Biggest Innovation Barriers They’ve Overcome
Forbes | There is a major innovation gap between the user experience of B2B tech and the recent advances made by consumer tech. Enterprise software is often complex and outdated. Tech leaders must innovate B2B software with the same user-based approach as B2C. The focus should be on integrating software into people’s daily lives and creating a seamless, intuitive experience.
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Job Market Growth Slows Across U.S. as Covid-19 Cases Surge
Wall Street Journal | The number of weekly labor shifts among workers has been affected across regions in recent weeks, according to Ultimate Kronos Group, a workforce management software company. The weakness has been particularly pronounced in the Midwest, said Dave Gilbertson, vice president at UKG. “We’re seeing a real struggle to recover in the Midwest,” said Mr. Gilbertson.
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UKG Reports Increased Revenue, New Analytics Features
HCM Technology Report | The results were the first announced since Ultimate Software and Kronos merged to form UKG earlier this year. “The story of UKG has only just begun, and what an extraordinary first chapter we’ve written,” said Aron Ain, UKG chairman and CEO.