US EditionWhat 100,000 frontline workers taught us about a $600B problem
- From June 2024 through May 2025, TeamSense monitored the attendance of more than 100,000 hourly workers across the U.S., collecting upwards of 7 million data records related to shift attendance.
- High absenteeism during January and February linked to the severe 2024–25 flu season, which peaked in February with nearly 49,000 hospitalizations in one week, contributed to unplanned absences.
- Absenteeism rates spiked to almost 3% in February 2025, representing a 35% rise from November, with nearly 977,000 workers missing shifts due to weather and illness.
- A 2025 UKG report revealed that approximately 22.6 million U.S. employees intended to take the day off on February 9, the day following the Super Bowl, representing an increase of over 40% compared to the prior year.
- Unplanned absences cost U.S. businesses more than $600 billion annually, but a 5% improvement in absenteeism could save $30 billion, and TeamSense users experienced 15% lower absentee rates than the sector average.
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Pressmaster // Shutterstock What 100,000 frontline workers taught us about a $600B problem When workers don’t show up at their jobsite, it hurts big time. How bad is it? Unplanned absences cost American businesses over $600 billion annually. But while you can’t eliminate absenteeism entirely, understanding when it’s most likely to happen can help companies plan ahead and sometimes prevent it. TeamSense With anonymized data from over 100,000 empl…
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