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Across Europe, many employers have reported difficulties in finding talented employees to fill open positions in recent years. Labor and skills shortages have been one of the most persistent economic topics in the continent during the , with the job vacancy rate rising sharply in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Germany was the European country where employers reported the most that they struggle to find talented candidates for positions in both 2024 and 2025. In Greece, Portugal, Ireland, France, and the UK, four out of every five employers said they cannot find skilled workers for positions in 2025. On average, the shortage of talented workers decreased globally from ** to ** percent, with larger declines seen in countries such as Belgium (*** percent decline), Hungary (no change), and Finland (**** percent decline). Slovakia, on the other hand, saw a ** percent decrease compared with 2024.