BICS weighted Scotland estimates: data to wave 102
Business Insights and Conditions Survey (BICS) weighted Scotland estimates containing data to wave 102
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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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