The provided table illustrates the proportion of employers in four distinct sectors having difficulty in recruiting staff between 2003 and 2004.
Overall, it is evident that it was the most challenging for employers to employ skilled workers, while the opposite was true for those in technical and managerial staff. Additionally, the figure for employers struggling to recruit both skilled workers and unskilled workers rose over time, except for those in commerce, whereas finding technical and managerial staff saw a decline in prevalence.
Upon closer examination of the chart, one can see that in 2003, the percentage of employers who had trouble finding skilled workers ranged from 41% to 47%, and this figure experienced a notable rise to between 45% and 51% in 2004. In terms of unskilled workers, the figure increased moderately, shifting from 20-26% to 19-29%.
As shown by the table, it is apparent that most sectors found it easier to hire technical and managerial staff, with only 8%, 2%, and 5% of employers for manufacturing, commerce, and services having difficulty in 2003, respectively. By 2004, all these figures had declined to below 7%. In contrast, the inability to find technical and managerial workers was higher, at 14%, before dropping by a tenth in 2004.