"Figure 7: The accommodation and food service activities industry reported the highest percentage for businesses experiencing a shortage of workers, at 28%","" "Worker shortages, businesses not permanently stopped trading, broken down by industry, weighted by count, UK, 10 January to 23 January 2022","" "","" "Notes","1. “Mining and quarrying” and “water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities” have been removed for disclosure purposes, but their totals are included in “All industries”." "Unit","%" "","" "Industries","Not applicable","Not sure","No","Yes" "Accommodation and food service activities","5.1","4.3","62.5","28.1" "Other service activities","14.3","*","59.6","25.6" "Construction","11.6","8.2","60.2","20" "Human health and social work activities","9.6","*","71.4","18.5" "Manufacturing","12.4","9","62.8","15.8" "Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles","12.8","3.4","71.7","12.1" "Arts entertainment and recreation","37.9","*","50","11.7" "Education","12.9","*","75.6","10.7" "Transportation and storage","36.3","2.6","51.9","9.2" "Real estate activities","26","1.1","64","8.9" "Administrative and support service activities","22.5","6","64.1","7.4" "Professional scientific and technical activities","22.7","1.5","69.4","6.4" "Information and communication","27.1","4.3","64.5","4" "All industries","18.1","4.1","64.9","12.9"