The table illustrates how businessmen faced challenges in employing staff in various fields in both years 2003 and 2004.
Overall, looking for competent employees accounted for the greatest percentage, while seeking workers with technical and managerial skills was the least category. Additionally, there was a decline in the percentage of employers struggling to find staff in the commercial sector, and all fields experienced improvements in recruiting technical and leadership workers.
The percentage of bosses seeking highly-skilled staff in production was 45% in 2003, after which it experienced a rise to just over one half in 2004. Similarly, both construction and services rose to 45% during the same period. In contrast, the figure for commerce witnessed a drop to 41% between 2003 and 2004. The same patterns were seen in the percentage of businessmen who struggled to find low skilled employees, with only commerce declining from 22% in 2003 to 19% on year later.
In stark contrast, the share of employers having difficulty in hiring workers with specialiazed or leadership roles in building dropped from 14% in 2003 to 10% in 2004. Similar changes, but to a lesser extent, can be seen in services, falling from 5% to 2% in 2003. Meanwhile, manufacturing and trade witnessed a decrease of 2% over the period examined.