AQW 53725/11-16 Written question to the Minister for Employment and Learning
To ask the Minister for Employment and Learning what percentage of workplace vacancies are caused by a shortage of specific skills locally.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 2 February 2016
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 2 February 2016
- Answer due by
- 17 February 2016
- Answered
- 11 February 20169 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Employment and Learning
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The 2015 Employer Skills Survey (ESS) shows that the density of skill shortage vacancies in Northern Ireland at the time of fieldwork was 15%. This shows a decrease from the level measured in 2013 and is also below the 2015 UK level of 23%.
The ESS is managed by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills and the 2015 survey included 4,019 completed interviews with Northern Ireland establishments.