The table shows the percentage of employers in various sectors having difficulty in employment between 2003 and 2004.

The table compares the four sectors in terms of the number of employers having

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in employment over a period of two years.

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in finding skilled workers was the most dominant form of problem across all categories in the years 2003 and 2004.

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in finding technical and managerial staff

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the least, with their total number being significantly lower than that of other issues. In terms of

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in finding skilled workers, the manufacturing sector saw the most significant rise, with figures reaching a peak of 51%.

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is followed by building and services, both were raised from 42% and 41%, respectively

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45%.

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for 47% in 2003, it came to 41% in 2004. Regarding other difficulties, finding technical and managerial staff is the least , though its initial figures

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much lower than others. It did not increase at all over the two years, with the decline ranging from a maximum of 2% to 4%.