BICS weighted Scotland estimates: data to wave 97
Business Insights and Conditions Survey (BICS) weighted Scotland estimates containing data to wave 97.
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Recruitment
In Wave 97, businesses not permanently stopped trading were asked if they had experienced any difficulties recruiting employees in November 2023.
Figure 1: Difficulties in recruiting employees had been experienced by an estimated 36.8% of applicable businesses.The highest rates of recruitment difficulties were reported by businesses in the Manufacturing (44.4%) and Accommodation & Food Services industry sectors (43.6%)
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 97 – November 2023.
Source: BICS Weighted Scotland Estimates - Wave 97 from the Scottish Government. For Figure 1 data see table 2 in ‘RecruitDifficulties’.
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