Olan McEvoy
Research expert covering the European Union for society, economy, and politics.
Get in touch with us nowAs of 2023, the issue which most SMEs in the European Union cited as the biggest challenge they faced in hiring skilled staff was that applicants did not have the right qualifications, skills, and experience, with 32.1 percent of respondents citing this issue. For the United Kingdom and Switzerland, this issue was also cited by a large number of SMEs, while for Turkish SMEs it was less prevalent. Skills shortages have become a commonly cited complaint by businesses in Europe during the 2020s, as unemployment rates have reached record lows, while job vacancy rates have risen.
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