In 2023, ** countries in Europe had a shortage of welders and flame cutters, making it the most prevalent occupation for labor shortages in that year. Several other manual professions such as carpenters and joiners, tool setters and operators, plumbers and pipe fitters, as well as building electricians also saw widespread labor shortages in 2023, while nurding professionals and truck drivers were also in short supply.
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