BICS weighted Scotland estimates: data to wave 100
Business Insights and Conditions Survey (BICS) weighted Scotland estimates containing data to wave 100
Recruitment
In Wave 100, businesses not permanently stopped trading were asked if they had experienced any difficulties recruiting employees in December 2023.
Figure 1: Difficulties in recruiting employees had been experienced by an estimated 28.5% of applicable businesses.The highest rates of recruitment difficulties were reported by businesses in the Arts, entertainment and recreation (39.9%) and Administrative and support services sectors (38.6%)
Estimated share of businesses by whether they experienced recruitment difficulties. Applicable businesses not permanently stopped trading - with 10+ employees and a presence in Scotland. Wave 100 – December 2023.
Source: BICS Weighted Scotland Estimates - Wave 100 from the Scottish Government. For Figure 1 data see table 2 in ‘RecruitDifficulties’.
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