If you have hired recently, then none of this will surprise you. The same positions stay open longer, good candidates disappear quickly, and many businesses end up working understaffed for far too long.
NSI’s data for 2025 simply puts a number on that reality. Unemployment remains low, which means the market is tight and competition for people is real. For employers, that usually means one thing: if the role matters, waiting rarely makes it easier.
What this means in practice
- The pressure on employers is not temporary - in many sectors it is already structural.
- For seasonal businesses, a delayed decision can easily turn into missed revenue and an exhausted team.
- For long-term roles, the right solution often requires looking beyond the usual local candidate pool.
When the answer includes workers from third countries, the process is rarely quick. That is usually why companies prefer to start earlier and work with people who already know the administrative route well, instead of discovering every detail along the way.