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77% -- share of employers struggling to fill roles for US employers (2025)
According to SHRM, 77% of employers struggle to fill roles because of skill gaps or limited local talent pools.
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2025
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30
Methodology
45
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95
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SHRM
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https://staffing-support.com/struggling-to-hire-slow-hiring-makes-it-worse/ ↗
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Struggling to Hire? How Slow Hiring Makes It Worse | Staffing Support Specialists
Hiring today isn’t what it used to be. Employers are facing two major challenges at the same time: a genuine shortage of qualified talent and hiring processes that drag on far too long. Together, these obstacles are leaving businesses frustrated with open positions, higher turnover, and missed growt…
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US employers: 77% share of employers struggling to fill roles. Source: SHRM (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/employers-struggle-fill-roles-skill-gaps
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/employers-struggle-fill-roles-skill-gaps" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>77%</strong> -- share of employers struggling to fill roles for US employers<br><small>Source: SHRM (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/employers-struggle-fill-roles-skill-gaps" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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