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Data Insights
Turn data analysis into a conversation with Ignite AI
The new Answer & Insight Agent allows you to analyze data, explore trends, and make informed decisions fast, all within the AI Assistant.
Answering everyday questions usually requires running reports, exporting spreadsheets, or waiting on someone else to look through them. When you add up all the small moments spent sifting through data, it’s one of the biggest drains on your time — and the one-off requests just keep piling up.
The Answer & Insight Agent allows you to ask just about any question and get answers in real time, pulling from your company data across the platform. You get instant insights without the overhead of reporting, writing SQL queries, or knowing the right way to analyze data. Just ask your question in natural language, and our agent gets you an answer, fast.
“What I'm seeing the most value in is the ability to analyze data with a simple conversation. Getting ready for board meetings, I used to dig through data for specific answers. Now I just say, 'How many vacancies do we have open in X department?' and get an answer in seconds.”
Kristen Oberlin, The Lawrenceville SchoolAsk just about any question and get a clear answer
The agent can help with anything, from looking up a data point you need going into a meeting to doing detailed analysis across teams. Some examples include:
- Performance: “What trends are we seeing in performance across the team?” and "Who’s received performance feedback but hasn't been followed up with?"
- Compensation: "Are any employees outside their expected pay band?" and “What’s the average salary and distribution for customer support roles?”
- Time & Labor: "What does overtime look like in hours and cost by role?" and “What teams have the highest overtime and how is it trending?”
- Recruiting: "How long does it typically take to fill product design roles?" and “What’s the budget impact of hiring for the role earlier?”
Go beyond raw data with answers you can understand and act on.
Get clear, organized summaries and comparisons in plain language instead of a spreadsheet to sort through. Every answer includes a link to source data if you need to dig deeper.
See important patterns called out for you.
Trends and changes that might otherwise go unnoticed are front and center, helping you spot issues and opportunities faster.
Visualize data with charts and graphs.
The agent finds the right way to present data, so you can understand what’s going on and get context to make effective decisions.
Go from chat to action.
Take action without leaving your flow, like assigning tasks, changing an employee’s role and compensation, or initiating lifecycle events like on- or offboarding.
“Instead of running reports on things like salary trends, I can just ask, 'Tell me the average pay of our clerical staff,' and get a detailed chart without digging through the data. When a manager comes in with a quick question or someone asks in a meeting, I get an answer right away.”
Genevieve Gonnigan, Lincoln Park ZooDrive from broad to specific questions to get exactly what you need.
Start with "Where are we seeing pockets of overtime?" Then narrow in: "Which roles or teams have the highest overtime usage?" And go one level deeper: "Are any individuals disproportionately contributing to it?"
Return to previous threads through chat history.
Conversations are saved, so you can pick up an analysis from last week or keep building on a previous thread without retracing your steps.
Have confidence with transparency and control over your data
You can trust the Answer & Insight Agent because it’s built within our proven platform and prioritizes transparency at every step — from citing its sources to measuring impact across your organization.
Each response includes clear context and links back to source data, so you can verify the output, dig deeper, and take action confidently.
It respects existing roles and access, so people only see what they're allowed to.
You control how AI works across your business.
The Ignite AI Hub gives you a single dashboard to see what AI is doing and manage it with confidence. Measure its impact like how many questions it’s answered, track adoption across teams, and control who has access — all in one place.
“The piece that stood out to me is the new Ignite AI Hub. It gives us the ability to control the agents, turn them on and off, and see what they're doing and the actual value they're creating for us in time savings and task automation.”
Robyn Klawitter, Mountainside FitnessGet started with Ignite AI
We’re building AI into Paylocity to give you time back to focus on people and your strategy. The Answer & Insight agent is one of the best examples of that, getting you out of hunting for data and building reports and back into the driver’s seat where you can have greater impact.
To see everything this agent and our entire platform can do for your business, request a demo.
If you're a client, reach out to your Paylocity team to learn more about these new capabilities and how to get access.
Make data work for you
Are you still relying on instincts or assumptions to help you make decisions? Your workforce is changing fast. It’s time for a better approach. With a real-time, easy-to-understand analytics dashboard, you can see what’s really going on in your company and make smart moves based on data. Share insights and results quickly with tailored reporting, and get to know your employees better to improve your overall experience.
