BICS weighted Scotland estimates: data to wave 87
Business Insights and Conditions Survey (BICS) weighted Scotland estimates containing data to wave 87 (including data for Wave 86).
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Worker Shortages
In Wave 87, businesses were asked whether they are currently experiencing a shortage of workers. An estimated 39.4% of businesses were experiencing a shortage of workers - rising to 48.1% in the Construction industry sector, and 46.1% in the Accommodation & Food Services industry sector.
The BICS also asks businesses that are experiencing a shortage of workers, about how their businesses has been affected by this – the specific question asked is shown below.
Worker Shortage question: How has the shortage of workers affected your business?
- employees working increased hours
- had to pause trading entirely
- had to pause trading some of the business
- had to recruit temporary workers
- unable to meet demands
- other
- not sure
- business has not been affected
Figure 1: In Wave 87, 55.4% of businesses reported that the shortage of workers has resulted in employees working increased hours. The next most commonly reported impacts were that businesses were unable to meet demands (40.3%) and had to recruit temporary workers (21.7%).
Estimated share of businesses by impact of worker shortage. Businesses not permanently stopped trading, with 10+ employees and a presence in Scotland. Wave 87 - 10 July to 23 July 2023.
Source: BICS Weighted Scotland Estimates - Wave 87 from the Scottish Government
Download the data for this publication (.xlsx, 6.1MB): for Figure 1 data see table ‘WorkerShortageAffected’.
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Marina Curran
Business & Innovation Statistics
Office of the Chief Economic Adviser
e-mail: industrystatistics@gov.scot
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Office of the Chief Statistician
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