官方數據顯示，英國經濟正面臨工人嚴重短缺的問題，職位空缺創歷史新高。主要原因是疫情嚴重令城市被封鎖，導致很多行業被迫暫停營業、裁員，甚至倒閉。還有Covid-19中染病、死亡的人口（超過十萬人）和脫歐令歐洲人無法再以歐盟身份入境英國工作等問題，形成今時今日的局面。
由招聘和就業聯合會 (REC) 發表報告得知，在8月底共有 166 萬個職位空缺，估計這數字在未來幾個月會繼續上升。這些行業包括：超市、快餐店和酒吧連鎖店，企業期望政府機關能輸入外地（包括歐盟）的工人填補英國相關工作崗位的空缺。
LGV & HGV drivers 
Nurses
下列是 10 個最嚴重短缺的職業（數據來自REC）：
| 職位： | 空缺數字： |
| LGV & HGV drivers 長身貨櫃車 和 重型貨櫃車的司機 | 超過100,000 以上 |
| Nurses 護士 | 79,123 |
| Programmers and software development professionals 程序員和軟件開發專業人員 | 68,929 |
| Care workers and home carers 個人/護老院的看護 | 49,751 |
| Primary and nursery education teaching professionals 幼稚園 和 小學的教師 | 30,574 |
| Chefs 廚師 | 29,996 |
| Sales and retail assistants 零售業店員 | 26,183 |
| Cleaners & domestics 清潔工 | 24,148 |
| Metal working production and maintenance fitters 金屬加工生產和維修鉗工 | 19,748 |
| Carpenters and joiners 木匠 | 6,364 |
其他同樣屬高空缺率的職位還有：獸醫護士、救護車司機和郵政工作人員。
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