BICS weighted Scotland estimates: data to wave 84
Business Insights and Conditions Survey (BICS) weighted Scotland estimates containing data to wave 84.
Recruitment
In Wave 84, businesses not permanently stopped trading were asked if they had experienced any difficulties recruiting employees in May 2023.
Figure 1: Difficulties in recruiting employees had been experienced by an estimated 40.9% of applicable businesses. The highest rates of recruitment difficulties were reported by businesses in the Construction (50.3%) and Accommodation & Food Services (41.6%) industry sectors.
Source: Office for National Statistics – BICS – Weighted Scotland Estimates – Wave 84
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Business & Innovation Statistics
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