BICS weighted Scotland estimates: data to wave 102
Business Insights and Conditions Survey (BICS) weighted Scotland estimates containing data to wave 102
Recruitment
In Wave 102, businesses not permanently stopped trading were asked if they had experienced any difficulties recruiting employees in January 2024.
Figure 1: Difficulties in recruiting employees had been experienced by an estimated 24.5% of applicable businesses reported difficulties in recruiting employees in January 2024 - down from 28.5% in Wave 100 and the lowest percentage reported since the question was introduced in April 2022. The highest rates of recruitment difficulties were reported by businesses in the Construction (31.4%) and Manufacturing sectors (29.0%).
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 102 – January 2024.
Source: BICS Weighted Scotland Estimates - Wave 102 from the Scottish Government. For Figure 1 data see table 2 in ‘RecruitDifficulties’.
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