Worker productivity dropped precipitously in the first half of 2022, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, and some are blaming corporate return-to-office mandates for the downturn. At a time when unemployment is low and workers feel more empowered than ever, could it be that simple?
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In the first half of 2022, productivity the measure of how much output in goods and services an employee can produce in an hour plunged by the sharpest rate on record going back to 1947.