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November 6, 2026

Productivity rose 3.6% last quarter, but workers’ share of output hit a record low. Today, we also cover Kelly’s margin gains amid softer revenue, Dayforce’s move into AI interviewing, and the hidden cost of missing documents.

Kelly Posts Q3 Revenue Dip but Margin Expansion and Sequential Improvement

Q3 revenue fell 0.8% to $0.9 billion, but underlying revenue grew 2.3% year-over-year.
Adjusted EBITDA margin expanded 50 bps to 2.3%, driven by gross profit gains and SG&A discipline.
Q4 outlook expects revenue flat to up 1% and margin of 3.8% to 4.0%.

Nonfarm labor productivity rose at a robust 3.6% annualized rate, up 2.1% year-over-year.
Unit labor costs fell 0.7% annualized in Q3 but remain up 2.4% year-over-year.
Workers’ share of output fell to 53%, its lowest since the series began in 1947.

One missing document can spawn an entire secondary workflow requiring repeated manual intervention.
Exceptions cost more in elapsed time than work time, sitting days while awaiting responses.
Firms should sort exceptions into three groups and measure how often people must step in.

Dayforce closed its acquisition of Ribbon, adding conversational AI voice and video interviews to its suite.
Ribbon targets high-turnover industries like manufacturing, healthcare, food service, and retail with anytime interviews.
The deal follows Dayforce’s launch of a new Agentic HCM Platform with native AI throughout.

Private employers added 86,000 jobs in October, with solid growth for a second month.
Professional and business services lost 27,000 jobs, declining for the third straight month.
Base pay rose 3.2% overall, with job-changers seeing 4.8% gains versus 3.0% for stayers.

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November 6, 2026

Kelly Posts Q3 Revenue Dip but Margin Expansion and Sequential Improvement

US Productivity Rises Sharply While Workers’ Share of Gains Hits Record Low

Exceptions Quietly Drain Staffing Operations Capacity Despite Automation Gains

Dayforce Acquires AI Interviewer Ribbon in Agentic Recruiting Push

Private Hiring Grows Modestly in October as Pay Gains Hold Steady