As of October 2023, approximately 9.7 percent of businesses in the United Kingdom reported that they were experiencing a worker shortage, compared with 14.9 percent in October 2022.
Percentage of businesses experiencing a shortage of workers in the United Kingdom from October 2021 to October 2023
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Percentage of businesses experiencing a shortage of workers
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (November 9, 2023). Percentage of businesses experiencing a shortage of workers in the United Kingdom from October 2021 to October 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1369207/uk-worker-shortage/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Percentage of businesses experiencing a shortage of workers in the United Kingdom from October 2021 to October 2023." Chart. November 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1369207/uk-worker-shortage/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Percentage of businesses experiencing a shortage of workers in the United Kingdom from October 2021 to October 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1369207/uk-worker-shortage/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Percentage of Businesses Experiencing a Shortage of Workers in The United Kingdom from October 2021 to October 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Nov 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1369207/uk-worker-shortage/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Percentage of businesses experiencing a shortage of workers in the United Kingdom from October 2021 to October 2023 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1369207/uk-worker-shortage/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Percentage of businesses experiencing a shortage of workers in the United Kingdom from October 2021 to October 2023 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), November 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1369207/uk-worker-shortage/
