Data by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that productivity in the workplace has seen its steepest fall since 1947, reports the Washington Post.
The plunge comes after a similarly steep rise at the beginning of the pandemic, when the switch to remote work increased productivity and made economists speculate this would spawn long-term economic growth.
The cause for the fall is not clear and the surprising statistic comes at a time when workers are increasingly resonating with a new trend called “Quiet quitting”, meaning to only do the bare minimum required in the job.
