Indicator intended to estimate recruitment difficulties experienced by secondary and tertiary sector establishments during the quarter under review.
Statistical source
Job Statistics (JOBSTAT):
Establishments are asked to indicate if they have experienced difficulties in recruiting personnel according to 4 categories: (1: personnel found without difficulty; 2: personnel found with difficulty; 3: personnel not found; 4: other (don’t know, not looking for personnel, recruitment process not finished) and according to 4 levels of professional training (1: personnel with no training since leaving school; 2: apprenticeship or similar training; 3: higher professional training; 4: university). The indicators are presented as percentages and are weighted by the number of jobs. They are shown in detail for each category. A synthetic indicator (difficulties in recruiting qualified personnel) includes cases where the personnel required was found with difficulty or not found in at least one of the 3 categories with a post-obligatory education qualification. The series starts in the 1st quarter 2004.
