Workforce Activity Report

LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | Workforce activity declined for the second consecutive month, decreasing -1.8% in August, according to the UKG Workforce Activity Report. The decrease follows July’s -0.8% decline.

LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | Workforce activity increased 0.5%, marking the fourth consecutive month of gains, according to the May 2024 UKG Workforce Activity Report. The report is particularly good news for small businesses on Main Street, as smaller organizations outperformed larger organizations in May.

LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | April shift work squeaked by with another monthly gain, as workforce activity increased 0.2%, according to the April 2024 UKG Workforce Activity Report. Although April marked the third consecutive month of gains in workforce activity, we’re keeping an eye on the labor market’s slow growth.

LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | There was no “madness” in March’s workforce activity, which increased 0.9% month over month and trended positive, according to the March 2024 UKG Workforce Activity Report.

LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | After a seasonably slower start to 2024 in January, February featured a holiday surprise and workforce activity increased 0.5% to push the labor market in a positive direction, according to the February 2024 Workforce Activity Report published by UKG.

LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | Workforce activity declined 2.4% in January, turning the broader labor market trend toward neutral, after several months of relatively consistent stagnation — but there’s more to the story on what’s driving the slowdown in shift work, according to the January 2024 Workforce Activity Report published by UKG.

LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | November was the strongest month for workforce activity since June, even when accounting for the Thanksgiving holiday, according to the November 2023 Workforce Activity Report published by UKG. Shift work increased 0.4%, with gains across most sectors, signaling more strength for the remarkably steady labor market.

LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | Today’s workforce activity and labor market briefing hosted by UKG at 10:00 a.m. ET will explore important and emerging trends affecting workplaces nationally.