This statistic illustrates the proportion of employers in the United Kingdom (UK) with hard-to-fill vacancies trying to fill these by recruiting European Union (EU) nationals in 2017. The results are broken down by industry sector. According to the survey, over half of employers in the UK hotels and restaurant sector were trying to recruit EU nationals for hard-to-fill vacancies.
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UK Department for Education. (August 16, 2018). Proportion of UK employers with hard-to-fill vacancies trying to fill these by recruiting European Union nationals as of 2017, by sector [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/898886/uk-businesses-recruiting-eu-nationals-for-hard-to-fill-vacancies/
UK Department for Education. "Proportion of UK employers with hard-to-fill vacancies trying to fill these by recruiting European Union nationals as of 2017, by sector." Chart. August 16, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/898886/uk-businesses-recruiting-eu-nationals-for-hard-to-fill-vacancies/
UK Department for Education. (2018). Proportion of UK employers with hard-to-fill vacancies trying to fill these by recruiting European Union nationals as of 2017, by sector. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/898886/uk-businesses-recruiting-eu-nationals-for-hard-to-fill-vacancies/
UK Department for Education. "Proportion of Uk Employers with Hard-to-fill Vacancies Trying to Fill These by Recruiting European Union Nationals as of 2017, by Sector." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 16 Aug 2018, /statistics/898886/uk-businesses-recruiting-eu-nationals-for-hard-to-fill-vacancies/
UK Department for Education, Proportion of UK employers with hard-to-fill vacancies trying to fill these by recruiting European Union nationals as of 2017, by sector ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/898886/uk-businesses-recruiting-eu-nationals-for-hard-to-fill-vacancies/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Proportion of UK employers with hard-to-fill vacancies trying to fill these by recruiting European Union nationals as of 2017, by sector [Graph], UK Department for Education, August 16, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/898886/uk-businesses-recruiting-eu-nationals-for-hard-to-fill-vacancies/
