Drivers of labour-market transformation Technological developments, the green transition, macroeconomic and geoeconomic shifts, and demographic changes are driving transformation in the global labour market, reshaping both jobs and required skills. This chapter provides a picture of how companies expect these macrotrends to drive industry transformation by 2030. Expected impact of macrotrends on business transformation Future of Jobs Report 2025 January 20251 1.1 Share of employers surveyed (%)0 40 60 80 100 20 Macrotrends driving business transformation FIGURE 1.1 Source World Economic Forum, Future of Jobs Survey 2024.Broadening digital access Rising cost of living, higher prices or inﬂation Increased efforts and investments to reduce carbon emissions Increased focus on labour and social issues Slower economic growth Increased efforts and investments to adapt to climate change Ageing and declining working-age populations Increased geopolitical division and conﬂicts Growing working-age populations Increased restrictions to global trade and investment Increased government subsidies and industrial policy/uni00A0 Stricter anti-trust and competition regulations Geoeconomic fragmentation Demographic shifts Economic uncertainty Societal issues Technology change Green transition60% 50% 47% 46% 42% 41% 40% 34% 24% 23% 21% 17%Share of employers surveyed that identify the stated trend as likely to drive business transformation. Technological change More employers – 60% – expect broadening digital access to transform their business than any other trend, with similar proportions of employers across all regions selecting this trend. This growing digital access is a critical enabler for new technologies to transform labour markets (Figure 1.1). The Future of Jobs Survey asked employers how advances in nine key technologies are transforming Future of Jobs Report 2025 10