BICS weighted Scotland estimates: data to wave 69

Business Insights and Conditions Survey (BICS) weighted Scotland estimates containing data to wave 69.

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Recruitment

In Wave 69, businesses not permanently stopped trading were asked if they had experienced any difficulties recruiting employees in October 2022.

Figure 5: Difficulties in recruiting employees had been experienced by an estimated 42.5% of applicable businesses. The highest rates of recruitment difficulties were reported by businesses in the Administration & Support Services (53.3%) and Accommodation & Food Services (51.2%) industry sectors.

A bar chart showing difficulties in recruiting employees had been experienced by an estimated 42.5% of applicable businesses in October 2022.

Source: Office for National Statistics – BICS – Weighted Scotland Estimates – Wave 69

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