BICS weighted Scotland estimates: data to wave 106

Business Insights and Conditions Survey (BICS) weighted Scotland estimates containing data to wave 106 (including data for Wave 105).


Recruitment

In Wave 106, businesses not permanently stopped trading were asked if they had experienced any difficulties recruiting employees in March 2024.

Figure 1: Difficulties in recruiting employees had been experienced by an estimated 25.0% of applicable businesses in March 2024. The highest rates of recruitment difficulties were reported by businesses in the Construction (36.7%) and Manufacturing (34.3%) sectors.

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 106 – March 2024.

A bar chart showing difficulties in recruiting employees had been experienced by an estimated 25.0% of applicable businesses in March 2024.

Source: BICS Weighted Scotland Estimates - Wave 106 from the Scottish Government. For Figure 1 data see table 2 in ‘RecruitDifficulties’.

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Business & Innovation Statistics

Office of the Chief Economic Adviser

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