Share of firms with no or few qualified job applicants, 1993–2019
| Date | few or none |
|---|---|
| 1993Q2 | 29 |
| 1993Q3 | 36 |
| 1993Q4 | 36 |
| 1994Q1 | 36 |
| 1994Q2 | 38 |
| 1994Q3 | 42 |
| 1994Q4 | 42 |
| 1995Q1 | 41 |
| 1995Q2 | 41 |
| 1995Q3 | 44 |
| 1995Q4 | 44 |
| 1996Q1 | 41 |
| 1996Q2 | 44 |
| 1996Q3 | 44 |
| 1996Q4 | 47 |
| 1997Q1 | 42 |
| 1997Q2 | 43 |
| 1997Q3 | 48 |
| 1997Q4 | 46 |
| 1998Q1 | 44 |
| 1998Q2 | 45 |
| 1998Q3 | 49 |
| 1998Q4 | 51 |
| 1999Q1 | 46 |
| 1999Q2 | 47 |
| 1999Q3 | 49 |
| 1999Q4 | 51 |
| 2000Q1 | 45 |
| 2000Q2 | 47 |
| 2000Q3 | 49 |
| 2000Q4 | 49 |
| 2001Q1 | 44 |
| 2001Q2 | 44 |
| 2001Q3 | 46 |
| 2001Q4 | 40 |
| 2002Q1 | 36 |
| 2002Q2 | 38 |
| 2002Q3 | 39 |
| 2002Q4 | 36 |
| 2003Q1 | 35 |
| 2003Q2 | 34 |
| 2003Q3 | 38 |
| 2003Q4 | 36 |
| 2004Q1 | 36 |
| 2004Q2 | 37 |
| 2004Q3 | 39 |
| 2004Q4 | 41 |
| 2005Q1 | 38 |
| 2005Q2 | 40 |
| 2005Q3 | 40 |
| 2005Q4 | 43 |
| 2006Q1 | 40 |
| 2006Q2 | 44 |
| 2006Q3 | 44 |
| 2006Q4 | 43 |
| 2007Q1 | 42 |
| 2007Q2 | 43 |
| 2007Q3 | 45 |
| 2007Q4 | 41 |
| 2008Q1 | 36 |
| 2008Q2 | 36 |
| 2008Q3 | 36 |
| 2008Q4 | 32 |
| 2009Q1 | 24 |
| 2009Q2 | 25 |
| 2009Q3 | 25 |
| 2009Q4 | 25 |
| 2010Q1 | 24 |
| 2010Q2 | 26 |
| 2010Q3 | 30 |
| 2010Q4 | 28 |
| 2011Q1 | 29 |
| 2011Q2 | 32 |
| 2011Q3 | 33 |
| 2011Q4 | 33 |
| 2012Q1 | 32 |
| 2012Q2 | 35 |
| 2012Q3 | 39 |
| 2012Q4 | 36 |
| 2013Q1 | 35 |
| 2013Q2 | 39 |
| 2013Q3 | 41 |
| 2013Q4 | 41 |
| 2014Q1 | 40 |
| 2014Q2 | 43 |
| 2014Q3 | 43 |
| 2014Q4 | 44 |
| 2015Q1 | 44 |
| 2015Q2 | 45 |
| 2015Q3 | 47 |
| 2015Q4 | 48 |
| 2016Q1 | 43 |
| 2016Q2 | 47 |
| 2016Q3 | 47 |
| 2016Q4 | 48 |
| 2017Q1 | 45 |
| 2017Q2 | 48 |
| 2017Q3 | 51 |
| 2017Q4 | 50 |
| 2018Q1 | 48 |
| 2018Q2 | 51 |
| 2018Q3 | 53 |
| 2018Q4 | 53 |
| 2019Q1 | 51 |
| 2019Q2 | 51 |
| 2019Q3 | 54 |
| 2019Q4 | 52 |
Source: National Federation of Independent Business, Small Business Economic Trends (SBET) survey.