This statistic shows the incidence of hard-to-fill vacancies in the hotel and restaurant sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by occupation type. Skilled trade occupations were the hardest to fill, with 42 percent of employers reporting that such vacancies were hard to fill.
Incidence of hard-to-fill vacancies in the hotel and restaurant sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by occupation type
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Share of respondents reporting hard-to-fill vacancy
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UK Department for Education. (August 16, 2018). Incidence of hard-to-fill vacancies in the hotel and restaurant sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by occupation type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/898982/hard-to-fill-vacancies-by-occupation-hospitality-sector-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
UK Department for Education. "Incidence of hard-to-fill vacancies in the hotel and restaurant sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by occupation type." Chart. August 16, 2018. Statista. Accessed January 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/898982/hard-to-fill-vacancies-by-occupation-hospitality-sector-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
UK Department for Education. (2018). Incidence of hard-to-fill vacancies in the hotel and restaurant sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by occupation type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/898982/hard-to-fill-vacancies-by-occupation-hospitality-sector-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
UK Department for Education. "Incidence of Hard-to-fill Vacancies in The Hotel and Restaurant Sector in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2017, by Occupation Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Aug 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/898982/hard-to-fill-vacancies-by-occupation-hospitality-sector-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
UK Department for Education, Incidence of hard-to-fill vacancies in the hotel and restaurant sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by occupation type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/898982/hard-to-fill-vacancies-by-occupation-hospitality-sector-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 24, 2025)
Incidence of hard-to-fill vacancies in the hotel and restaurant sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by occupation type [Graph], UK Department for Education, August 16, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/898982/hard-to-fill-vacancies-by-occupation-hospitality-sector-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
