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BICS weighted Scotland estimates: data to wave 82

Published: 25 May 2023
Directorate: Chief Economist Directorate
Topic: Business, industry and innovation, Economy

Business Insights and Conditions Survey (BICS) weighted Scotland estimates containing data to wave 82.

Recruitment

In Wave 82, businesses not permanently stopped trading were asked if they had experienced any difficulties recruiting employees in April 2023.

Figure 1: Difficulties in recruiting employees had been experienced by an estimated 40.5% of applicable businesses. The highest rates of recruitment difficulties were reported by businesses in the Construction (50.4%), Accommodation & Food Services (48.8%) and Information & Communication (47.9%) industry sectors.

A bar chart showing difficulties in recruiting employees had been experienced by an estimated 40.5% of applicable businesses in April 2023.

Source: Office for National Statistics – BICS – Weighted Scotland Estimates – Wave 82

Contact

For enquiries about this publication please contact:

Marina Curran

Business & Innovation Statistics

Office of the Chief Economic Adviser

e-mail: marina.curran@gov.scot or industrystatistics@gov.scot

For general enquiries about Scottish Government statistics please contact:

Office of the Chief Statistician

Telephone: 0131 244 0442

e-mail: statistics.enquiries@gov.scot

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