User Guide Future of Jobs Report 2025 January 2025 Economy, Region, and Industry Profiles Economy, Region, and Industry Profiles present data findings from the Future of Jobs Survey through these respective lenses, with the aim of providing specific practical information to decision- makers and experts in academia, business, government and civil society. Complementing the cross-industry and cross-economy analysis of results in the Future of Jobs Report, this section provides deeper granularity for given industries, regions and economies through dedicated profiles. Additionally, the profiles are intended to enable interested companies and policy-makers with the opportunity to benchmark their organization or economy against the range of expectations prevalent in their industry or region. This User’s Guide provides an overview of the information contained in the various profiles and their appropriate interpretation. 1. Hard data contextual indicators: This section aims to provide the reader with the latest available data from contextual indicators on an economy’s labour market. Working age population The total working age population is displayed in the top right corner of the page for the economy profile. The working-age population is the number of people aged 25 and over. In addition to using a minimum age threshold, certain countries also apply a maximum age limit. Period: 2020 or latest available data (accessed November 2024) Source: ILOSTAT, International Labour Organization Labour force participation The labour force participation rate is the labour force as a percentage of the working-age population of people aged 25 and over. The labour force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed. Period: 2020 or latest available data (accessed November 2024) Source: ILOSTAT, International Labour Organization Share of youth not in employment, education, or training, ILO modelled estimates (NEET) This indicator refers to the proportion of youth who are not in employment and not in education or training. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). Period: 2019 or latest available data (accessed November 2024) Source: ILOSTAT, International Labour Organization Unemployment rate The unemployment rate conveys the number of persons who are unemployed as a percentage of the labour force (i.e., the employed plus the unemployed). Period: 2020 or latest available data (accessed November 2024) Source: ILOSTAT, International Labour Organization Unemployment rate among workers with basic and advanced education The unemployment rate conveys the number of persons who are unemployed as a percentage of the labour force (i.e., the employed plus the unemployed). Data disaggregated by level of education are provided on the highest level of education completed, classified according to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED). Period: 2023 (accessed November 2024) Source: ILOSTAT, International Labour Organization Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment), ILO modelled estimates Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment. Period: 2022 (accessed November 2024) Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT Secondary education attainment The percentage of population aged 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education. Period: 2019 or latest available data (accessed November 2024) Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators Future of Jobs Report 2025 108