Despite a slight fall in vacancies from the record highs seen in 2022, latest figures show that the UK still has more than 1.1 million job vacancies. This figure will not surprise employers around the country facing continuing staff shortages. Some 60 per cent of Britain's businesses are looking to recruit staff , according to the latest survey from the British Chambers of Commerce — broadly the same as at the end of last year. Of those actively hiring, 80 per cent have reported difficulties finding candidates, just shy of the record 82 per cent that reported similar frustrations in December.

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