America Employed explores the state of employment and unemployment in the United States. Learn more about the latest insights, according to a recent Express Employment Professionals-Harris Poll survey.
Eyeing Productivity, Jobseekers Want Control Over Their Schedules and Employers May Agree
American job seekers and companies may be rethinking the traditional 40-hour work week as long as productivity remains at, or exceeds, current levels.
When given the option of working an 8-hour workday (but flexible start time), traditional 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., or a compressed schedule such as 10 hours per day for 4 days a week, job seekers most commonly pick an 8-hour day with a flexible start time (40%). Nearly 1 in 5 (18%) would prefer a compressed schedule. Read More
Tuning Out the Noise: What’s Distracting Workers and Efforts to Reclaim the Workday
Barrages of meetings, emails, and online distractions eat away at workforce productivity, and the majority of U.S. employers say they are working to eliminate time wasters to help employees feel more in control of their time.
Nearly 7 in 10 U.S. hiring managers (68%) report their company is actively identifying and/or eliminating “time wasters” (i.e., behaviors, obligations, and other aspects that may waste time in a workday) from their employees’ days. Companies doing so report the most common items they are identifying/eliminating include disorganization (44%), online distractions (44%), unnecessary tasks (such as approval processes and reporting) (42%), interruptions (39%), and unnecessary meetings (38%). Read More
Read more about the latest employment insights in America Employed at ExpressPros.com.
Last Updated on August 28, 2025
