Skills shortage projected in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is expected to be short of more than 5,000 workers in the coming years.

A modelling resource has forecast a skills shortage of an estimated 5,400 individuals per annum across sectors.

The Northern Ireland Skills Barometer 2023-2033, developed by the Ulster University Economic Policy Centre, said demographic trends and the structure of the labour market indicate a skills undersupply across all qualification levels.

It has found that the workforce in Northern Ireland is projected to grow to around one million jobs by 2033, an additional 79,000 jobs created over the decade.

The growth is to cover sectors including agri-tech, life and health…

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