Amid a prospering situation in the labour market and favourable unemployment trends, employers have been recording large structural imbalances between the registered jobless and companies' needs since the 2008 financial crisis. According to the Employment Service, there have been fewer than 70,000 registered as jobless in August. However, the latest survey among employers found that some 37% were faced with a shortage of appropriate candidates to fill their job vacancies.
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