Britain’s near record low unemployment belies a deep problem with its jobs market: the country has a major shortage of skills and workers. Employment remains below pre-pandemic levels, unlike in G7 peers. Vacancies are still over 300,000 higher than in early 2020. Early retirement, sickness and a change in immigration rules post-Brexit are all culprits. Meanwhile, the UK is an average performer on international education rankings, and its employers spend just half the EU average per worker on training. As this, and future, governments look to fix UK plc’s growth woes, addressing its staffing problem is a priority.
英国接近历史最低的失业率掩盖了其就业市场的一个深层问题：严重缺乏技术人才和工人。与七国集团(G7)其他国家不同，英国就业人数仍低于疫情前的水平。岗位空缺率仍比2020年初高出30多万。提前退休、疾病和英国退欧后移民规则的变化都是罪魁祸首。与此同时，英国在国际教育排名中表现平平，其雇主在每位员工身上的培训支出仅为欧盟平均水平的一半。无论是现在还是将来，政府都希望解决英国公司的增长困境，解决其员工问题是一个优先事项。