Figures from the jobs website Indeed expose the impact on employers as they struggle to recruit staff.

Five years on from the Brexit referendum, searches from EU workers are down 45% compared with 2016.

Interest from non-EU workers in low-paid UK jobs is failing to make up for a 41% decline in interest from European workers since 2019, according to new research by job site Indeed.

Indeed’s research suggests that EU jobseekers are showing more interest in Ireland-based roles after Brexit. It found that media, pharmacy and the social sciences are all sectors in high demand, potentially because EU citizens are finding it harder to obtain work visas under the UK’s new immigration policy.