As of 2024, around 19 percent of SMEs in the UK were struggling to recruit staff, with SMEs in the healthcare sector the most likely to struggle with staff recruitment, at 29 percent.Â
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BDRC Continental. (March 1, 2025). Share of small and medium-sized enterprises struggling to recruit staff in the United Kingdom in 2024, by sector [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/291771/uk-smes-struggling-to-recruit-by-sector/
BDRC Continental. "Share of small and medium-sized enterprises struggling to recruit staff in the United Kingdom in 2024, by sector." Chart. March 1, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/291771/uk-smes-struggling-to-recruit-by-sector/
BDRC Continental. (2025). Share of small and medium-sized enterprises struggling to recruit staff in the United Kingdom in 2024, by sector. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/291771/uk-smes-struggling-to-recruit-by-sector/
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Share of small and medium-sized enterprises struggling to recruit staff in the United Kingdom in 2024, by sector [Graph], BDRC Continental, March 1, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/291771/uk-smes-struggling-to-recruit-by-sector/
