Super Bowl Monday Could Sideline 26M Workers, Cost Billions in Lost Productivity
When the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots face off this Sunday for Super Bowl LXat Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, CA, both teams will be hoping to break some football records. But another type of record could be set in the wake of the big game: Super Bowl Monday could set a record for the second straight year for U.S. employees who plan to miss work, according to UKG’s annual Super Bowl Fever Absenteeism Survey. An estimated 26.2 million employed Americans say they will miss work the day after the big game, surpassing 2025’s record-setting 22.6 million employees and potentially costing upwards of $5.2 billion in lost work and productivity. Super Bowl Monday Could Sideline 26M Workers – Facility Executive Magazine
