As of October 2023, approximately 9.7 percent of businesses in the United Kingdom were experiencing worker shortages. Over a quarter of accommodation and food sector businesses had a staff shortage at this time, the most of any industry sector.
Percentage of businesses experiencing a shortage of workers in the United Kingdom in 2023, by industry sector
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (November 9, 2023). Percentage of businesses experiencing a shortage of workers in the United Kingdom in 2023, by industry sector [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369216/uk-worker-shortages-by-sector/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Percentage of businesses experiencing a shortage of workers in the United Kingdom in 2023, by industry sector." Chart. November 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369216/uk-worker-shortages-by-sector/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Percentage of businesses experiencing a shortage of workers in the United Kingdom in 2023, by industry sector. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369216/uk-worker-shortages-by-sector/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Percentage of Businesses Experiencing a Shortage of Workers in The United Kingdom in 2023, by Industry Sector." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369216/uk-worker-shortages-by-sector/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Percentage of businesses experiencing a shortage of workers in the United Kingdom in 2023, by industry sector Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369216/uk-worker-shortages-by-sector/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Percentage of businesses experiencing a shortage of workers in the United Kingdom in 2023, by industry sector [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), November 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369216/uk-worker-shortages-by-sector/