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UKG: Steady September for Workforce Activity

Live labor market briefing October 3 at 10:00 a.m. ET to analyze frontline and hourly employee shift work trends across industries, business-size segments

LOWELL, Mass. & WESTON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UKG:

Summary:

It was another steady month for the labor market, with no big post-summer surprises, according to the September 2023 Workforce Activity Report published by UKG. Shift work increased slightly by 0.1%, highlighting a remarkably consistent labor market and a “no news is great news” month as the job market remains employee friendly.

   
 

UKG will discuss current and future potential trends shaping the frontline-worker economy on October 3, at 10:00 a.m. ET, including:

  • Why it remains an employee-driven labor market;
  • Slight growth across industries, including manufacturing (0.9%), healthcare (0.4%), and the services and distribution sectors (0.4%);
  • What a third consecutive monthly decline in retail (-1.9%) could mean for the holiday hiring and shopping season; and
  • How labor strikes in multiple industries impact overall workforce activity.

Register to attend the briefing.

 

 

 

The UKG Workforce Activity Report is a high-frequency index analyzing shift work trends from 4.3 million people across more than 35,000 U.S. businesses to understand the economy. Reports are published and briefings are held each Tuesday prior to the publication of the BLS Employment Situation Report. Upcoming publication schedule:

  • October 2023 Workforce Activity Report: October 31, 2023
  • November 2023 Workforce Activity Report: December 5, 2023
  • December 2023 Workforce Activity Report: January 2, 2024

About UKG

At UKG, our purpose is people. As strong believers in the power of culture and belonging as the secret to success, we champion great workplaces and build lifelong partnerships with our customers to show what’s possible when businesses invest in their people. One of the world’s leading HCM cloud companies today, UKG and our Life-work Technology approach to HR, payroll, and workforce management solutions for all people helps 80,000 organizations around the globe and across every industry anticipate and adapt to their employees’ needs beyond just work. To learn more, visit ukg.com.

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Contacts

UKG Contact:
Dan Gouthro
+1 978 947 7310
daniel.gouthro@ukg.com

For Sales Information:
UKG
+1 800 225 1561
ukg.com

UKG

Details
Headquarters: Weston, Florida, and Lowell, Massachusetts
CEO: Jennifer Morgan
Employees: 14,000
Organization: PRI
Revenues: $4.31 billion (2023)

Release Summary
Shift work increased slightly by 0.1% for the month, according to the September 2023 Workforce Activity Report published by UKG.
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Contacts

UKG Contact:
Dan Gouthro
+1 978 947 7310
daniel.gouthro@ukg.com

For Sales Information:
UKG
+1 800 225 1561
ukg.com

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