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"The 23% Impact of Labor Forecasting Gaps: Here's How to Fix It"

Inaccurate labor forecasts lead to costly overtime, reduced throughput, and higher per-unit costs. Most organizations don’t catch these inefficiencies until the budget’s already blown.

What the Data Shows

Easy Metrics analyzed over 5 million labor hours across multiple operations. The findings are clear:

• Peak weeks require 23% more labor hours than average
• Productivity drops 9% during those periods
• Unit labor cost jumps 23% when labor is underestimated
• 13.4% of total hours become unplanned overtime

These costs come from missed planning – not poor execution.

Why Traditional Planning Fails

Even experienced teams struggle with forecasting because the tools weren’t built for how complex operations really work. Traditional workforce planning relies on averages, ignores seasonal shifts, and misses indirect time, which can lead to costly 10%+ gaps.

Top teams run at only 4% missing time. Most operate at 10–20% of time untracked and unmanaged.

Stop Guessing. Start Controlling Costs.

Download The Hidden Cost of Inaccurate Labor Forecasting to learn how to:

✓ Forecast labor with precision by date, shift and process

✓ Eliminate unplanned overtime and reduce per-unit costs

✓ Optimize staffing decisions in complex operations

 

Make peak season predictable—and profitable.

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