BICS weighted Scotland estimates: data to wave 82

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

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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

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