As of October 2024, approximately *** percent of businesses in the United Kingdom reported that they were experiencing a worker shortage, compared with **** percent in September 2022.

In 2024/2025, finishing and drywall construction was the profession in Germany with the largest shortage of skilled workers, according to this data. The average vacancy time for open positions was *** days. The vacancy period measures the time from when a desired vacancy should be filled until the actual cancellation of a position at the employment agency.

As of 2025, approximately *** percent of businesses in the United Kingdom were experiencing worker shortages. Around **** percent of arts, entertainment and recreation businesses had a staff shortage at this time, the most of any industry sector.

In a survey conducted among private business enterprises in Japan, approximately ** percent of companies belonging to the *********************************************************** industry reported a shortage of regular full-time employees as of May 2025. Around ** percent of businesses in ************ reported shortages.

Germany Service Sector: Shortage of Qualified Employees data was reported at 30.000 % in Jun 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 29.400 % for Mar 2025. Germany Service Sector: Shortage of Qualified Employees data is updated quarterly, averaging 19.150 % from Mar 2005 (Median) to Jun 2025, with 82 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 49.100 % in Sep 2022 and a record low of 0.000 % in Dec 2008. Germany Service Sector: Shortage of Qualified Employees data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.S041: Quarterly Business Survey: Service Sector: IFO Institute: WZ 2008.

Maintaining a full workforce is critical to the operational efficiency of ports, which are key to the functioning of global maritime transportation systems, as well as to the larger logistics systems and the industries they support. A shortage of skilled workers, or extended, large-scale, absenteeism at one or more ports can affect cargohandling operations, competitiveness and even the efficiency of international trade. Through numerical experiments, we study (i) whether the effects of low-level workforce shortages can be ‘absorbed’ without loss of efficiency; (ii) the level at which shortages in a region can impact another region, or the performance of the wider maritime system. To test this, we investigate the ports used by the M2 shipping alliance of Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). The analysis is supported by advanced mathematical modeling and algorithmic procedures. Findings include that low- and even mid-level network-wide worker shortages can be absorbed, but at a greater cost to shippers. Moreover, when a worker shortage arises in some regions of the world, the impacts in other regions can be very significant.

A summary of metrics to understand changes within occupations between 2016 and 2021, with a look at movements in and out of the workforce in addition to workforce demographics.

Canada BOS: Labour Shortages data was reported at 20.000 % in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 17.000 % for Dec 2024. Canada BOS: Labour Shortages data is updated quarterly, averaging 31.000 % from Sep 1998 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 107 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 68.000 % in Jun 1999 and a record low of 7.000 % in Dec 2009. Canada BOS: Labour Shortages data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bank of Canada. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.S003: Business Outlook Survey. Business Outlook Survey Questionnaire: Labour Shortages - Does your firm face any shortages of labour that restrict your ability to meet demand? [COVID-19-IMPACT]

Slovenia Business Survey: EM: Limits to Production: Labour Shortage data was reported at 19.342 % in Apr 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 19.006 % for Jan 2025. Slovenia Business Survey: EM: Limits to Production: Labour Shortage data is updated quarterly, averaging 3.023 % from Jan 1996 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 118 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 28.384 % in Oct 2022 and a record low of 0.321 % in Apr 2013. Slovenia Business Survey: EM: Limits to Production: Labour Shortage data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Slovenia – Table SI.S003: Business Survey: Manufacturing: Quarterly.

According to a survey conducted in January 2023 among business enterprises in Japan, 51.7 percent of companies reported a lack of regular full-time employees. The demand for labor increased for the second year in a row after dropping due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This dataset from the Bureau of Labor Statistics provides monthly estimates regarding total employment and unemployment, which together comprise the labor force. Our data extract lists all data published for North Carolina’s counties from January 2019 to the present. This dataset is a comprehensive nationwide representation using estimates derived from the national Current Population Survey (CPS) and American Community Survey 5-year estimates. No disaggregations by demographic or worker characteristics are included in the labor force estimate. Time series reports for each variable (employment, unemployment, and labor force) are available for each geography (county) using the BLS multi-screen data tool. Preliminary estimates are released within 30 days of each month and finalized within another 30 days, resulting in a 2-month data lag. The data is available from BLS for a variety of geographic areas, including states, MSAs, counties, cities and towns, and other census regions.

Webpage indicates that Vietnam is suffering from shortage of skilled labour, thus impacting FDI.

Across Europe, many employers have reported difficulties in finding talented employees to fill open positions in recent years. Labor and skills shortages have been one of the most persistent economic topics in the continent during the *****, with the job vacancy rate rising sharply in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Germany was the European country where employers reported the most that they struggle to find talented candidates for positions in both 2024 and 2025. In Greece, Portugal, Ireland, France, and the UK, four out of every five employers said they cannot find skilled workers for positions in 2025. On average, the shortage of talented workers decreased globally from ** to ** percent, with larger declines seen in countries such as Belgium (*** percent decline), Hungary (no change), and Finland (**** percent decline). Slovakia, on the other hand, saw a ** percent decrease compared with 2024.

Canada BOS: Intensity of Labour Shortages: More Intense data was reported at 6.000 % in Mar 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 10.000 % for Dec 2024. Canada BOS: Intensity of Labour Shortages: More Intense data is updated quarterly, averaging 25.000 % from Sep 2001 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 95 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 77.000 % in Dec 2021 and a record low of 2.000 % in Jun 2009. Canada BOS: Intensity of Labour Shortages: More Intense data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bank of Canada. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.S003: Business Outlook Survey. Business Outlook Survey Questionnaire: Intensity of Labour Shortages - Compared with 12 months ago, are labour shortages generally… [COVID-19-IMPACT]

According to the most recent population forecasts for Switzerland (Bundesamt für Statistik 2015), the share of old-age dependants (older than 65 years) relative to the working age population (20-64) is going to increase from 29.1% in 2015 to 48.1% in 2045. In the same time span, total population is expected to grow from 8.3 million to 10.2 million while the potential workforce is growing from 4.8 million to 5.3 million. As a result, potential labour supply per capita is decreasing and at the same time the share of old-age dependants as well as the average age of the population are increasing rapidly. Among other problems, this is going to lead to significant distortions on labour markets; such as labour shortages or shifts in the structure of labour demand due to shifts in final goods demand. Furthermore, the current political climate in Switzerland tends towards restricting immigration. Since the Swiss economy already relies heavily on foreign workers, a restriction of immigration might aggravate the predicted labour supply shortages even further.

The goal of this research project is to evaluate the consequences of population ageing for the Swiss labour market. A special focus lies on the labour demand side, specifically on medium and long term sectoral and occupational shifts caused by a decrease in (skilled) labour supply and a change in consumer demand structure due to the demographic change. Moreover, the general equilibrium effects of different policy reforms will be evaluated and compared. To achieve this goal we construct a dynamic overlapping generations (OLG) computable general equilibrium (CGE) model of Switzerland and calibrate it with current Swiss data. Models of this type are the conventional approach to evaluating inter- and intra-generational effects of population ageing. However, only few studies focus on the labour market and even fewer emphasise the demand side. The evidence is particularly scarce for Switzerland, where only a handful of general equilibrium analyses relating to population ageing have been conducted.

In order to facilitate estimating realistic parameters of the model as well as calibrating the model to expected short and medium term industry-specific developments we conduct a customised firm level survey, which, on its own, already constitutes a significant contribution to the relevant literature. The finalised model does not only allow us to predict transitional and long-term effects of the demographic change on the economy and the industry structure. It also provides us with the ability to evaluate and compare different reform proposals, such as an increase in the retirement age, reforms of the pension and healthcare systems and different immigration scenarios. As such, we will be able to give recommendations for optimal policy choice and provide valuable inputs to the political debate.

Slovenia Business Survey: EM: Limits to Production: Skilled Labour Shortage data was reported at 27.725 % in Apr 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 28.470 % for Jan 2025. Slovenia Business Survey: EM: Limits to Production: Skilled Labour Shortage data is updated quarterly, averaging 16.615 % from Jan 1996 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 118 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 37.299 % in Apr 2023 and a record low of 5.828 % in Apr 2009. Slovenia Business Survey: EM: Limits to Production: Skilled Labour Shortage data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Slovenia – Table SI.S003: Business Survey: Manufacturing: Quarterly.

According to the report from the German Institute of Economics, from 2020 to 2040 there will be a decrease in the number of available workers. In 2020, there were **** million people professionally qualified to work, but by 2040, this figure is predicted to decline to **** million. These projections are based on high immigration figures.

While part-time employees constitute the primary workforce in the chain restaurant industry, their retention has become crucial in developed countries, especially Japan, due to labor shortages resulting from the declining birthrate and aging population. Analyzing employee reviews is an effective method for understanding factors that decrease employee satisfaction. However, while many analyses are focusing on full-time employees, there is insufficient analysis focusing on part-time employees, whose employment status and motivations differ from those of full-time employees. This study employs a Structural Topic Model to correlate latent topics from 4511 online text reviews with a 5-point scale of part-time employee satisfaction scores in Japanese chain restaurants. The study identifies 20 topics, including management systems and key employee interests. Especially digital communication and interview processes frequently appeared when satisfaction was low, which are unique to part-time employees in chain restaurants and had been overlooked in previous analyses. Further analysis links 20 topics to four 5-point scale HRM metrics (compensation satisfaction, workplace environment, motivation, and interpersonal relationships), enabling deeper analysis of the relationships between topics and HRM metrics. These insights contribute to the development of strategies to enhance part-time employee satisfaction in chain restaurants.

Belgium Business Survey: Mfg: Production Impediments (PI): Shortage of Skilled Labor (SS) data was reported at 12.600 % Point in Apr 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 14.700 % Point for Jan 2025. Belgium Business Survey: Mfg: Production Impediments (PI): Shortage of Skilled Labor (SS) data is updated quarterly, averaging 6.000 % Point from Apr 1980 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 181 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 29.000 % Point in Jul 2022 and a record low of 1.000 % Point in Jan 1994. Belgium Business Survey: Mfg: Production Impediments (PI): Shortage of Skilled Labor (SS) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bank of Belgium. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Belgium – Table BE.S006: Business Survey: Production Impediments: Shortage of Skilled Labour.