While the official job openings figures have fallen since late-2022, the bulk of the evidence suggests that firms are facing increasingly severe job shortages. One explanation for the fall in job vacancies could be a change in firms’ recruitment practices. But there are also signs that firms are finally trying to address labour shortages by investing more in technology, which should boost productivity growth.
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