Hiring boom fading but three-quarters of UK firms still struggle to find staff

Staffing difficulties worst in hospitality sector, finds BCC poll, with separate research showing recruitment intentions falling in UK

Three-quarters of UK firms are still struggling to recruit staff, research has found, but the post-pandemic jobs boom" appears to be in decline, with hiring intentions continuing to fall last month.

A survey by the British Chambers of Commerce found that 73% of the almost 5,000 companies it polled had faced hiring difficulties in the July to September quarter - a nine percentage point drop from the record high of 82% in the final three months of 2022.