Greater Birmingham

You just can't get the staff

You just can't get the staff

The Greater Birmingham Quarterly Economic Survey Q3 2015 has been released and it is encouraging to note growth in both the manufacturing and service sectors.

Both areas commented that they expected their workforce to increase over the next three months but it is interesting to note that a large majority of firms advised that they had experienced difficulty in recruiting staff.

Recruitment difficulties rose marginally with 72% of firms reporting difficulties compared to 70% in Q2.