Survey: 63 percent of Businesses Say Filling Positions is Difficult, 24 percent Say Very Difficult – Highest of Past Six Quarters and Only 6 percent Report Filling Positions is Very Easy
Express Employment Professionals released new survey results revealing the increasing difficulty employers face when trying to recruit and fill positions.
Respondents were asked, “Currently, how easy is it for you to recruit and fill positions?” The results represent the expectations businesses had for the second quarter of 2016.
Only 6 percent said “very easy,” while 26 percent said “somewhat easy.” Thirty-nine percent said “somewhat difficult,” 24 percent said “very difficult,” and another 6 percent said, “I don’t know.”
Express has asked this question for the past six quarters. The current survey produced the highest percentage of respondents saying “very difficult.”
The survey of 390 businesses, which are current and former clients of Express Employment Professionals, covers hiring trends for the second quarter of 2016.
About Express Employment Professionals
Express Employment Professionals puts people to work. It generated $3.02 billion in sales and employed a record 500,002 people in 2015. Its long-term goal is to put a million people to work annually.
The Bend Express office is located at 61379 S Highway 97 and serves the Central Oregon community. Local businesses and applicants are encouraged to stop by, visit www.expresspros.com or call 541-389-1505.
Connie Druliner, Franchise Owner
Express Employment Professionals
61379 S Highway 97
Bend, OR 97702
(541) 389-1505
connie.worrell@expresspros.com
