Recruitment Difficulties

This section reviews available data and intelligence on the recruitment difficulties reported by employers in the region.

The majority of this data and intelligence comes from the National Employers Skills Survey (NESS), an Learning & Skills Council (LSC) funded national survey of employers in England. The survey covers a number of themes such as:

• demand for skills - vacancies
• availability of skills - recruitment difficulties, skills shortages and skills gaps
• recruitment of young people
• workforce development by employers

Although the NESS is conducted each year, the sample size alternates with a larger sample enabling local information to be generated every other year. The most recent year for local level information is 2005.

The HLMR concentrates mainly on data surrounding vacancies and recruitment difficulties. However, a ful range of information is available from a number of national and regional reports. Links to these are available on this page.

Indicators

Total vacancies	This indicator looks at the overall level of vacancies notified by employers.
Hard-to-fill & skills shortage vacancies	These indicators look particularly at those vacancies notifed by employers that are hard-to-fill and/or are as a result of skills shortages.
Vacancies by occupation	This indicator looks at vacancies notified by employers by occupational group.
Internal skills gaps	Internal skills gaps look at the skills deficiencies in existing employees within businesses.

Downloads

Regional & sub-regional data

Latest & historical data (Excel, 86KB)

Regional analysis 2005 NESS (SLIM report) coming soon...

Local analysis 2005 NESS (SLIM report) coming soon...

National summary report - 2005 NESS (LSC)

National summary report - 2004 NESS (LSC)

Regional analysis - 2003 NESS (SLIM report)

National summary report - 2003 NESS (LSC)

• National Statistics
• Nomis
• Neighbourhood Statistics
• DfES Statistics
• NESS - LSC National
• Go to SLIM database