Future of Jobs Report 2025

Contextual indicators Regional average Income Gr oup average Labour for ce par ticipation (2023) 67% Vulnerable employment (2022) 10% Share of youth not in employment, educat ion, or training (NEET)(2023) 8% Unemployment rate (2023) 3% Unemployment rate among workers w ith bas ic edu.(2023) 5% Unemployment rate among workers w ith advanced edu.(2023) 2%Secondar y Educat ion Atta inment(2023) 79% Tertiary Educat ion Atta inment (2023) 47% Ease of find ing sk illed employees in local labour market(2024) 5 Fill vacanc ies by h iring for eign labour(2024) 5 Countr y investment in mid-car eer training(2022) 4 Jobs and Skills outlook 24% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n35% Global 39% Skill disruption Shares of cor e skills wh ich w ill change88% Global 83% Organizations with DEI priorities Share of organ izations w ith DEI pr iorities88% Global 88% AI exposure Share of organ izations runn ing AI pr ogrammes Trend outlook Macrotrends driving business transformation Share of organ izations surveyed that ident ified th is trend as l ikely to dr ive transfor mation in the ir organ ization Economy Global Broaden ing d igital access68% 60% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…61% 47% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …56% 41% Slower econom ic growth53% 42% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conflicts53% 34% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions53% 40%Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inflat ion46% 50% Increased focus on labour and social issues44% 46% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy27% 21% Growing work ing-age populat ions21% 24% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment18% 23% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions16% 17% Technology trends Technology trends driving business transformation Share of organ izations surveyed that ident ify the technology tr end as l ikely to dr ive bus iness transfor mation Economy Global AI and information pr ocess ing technolog ies (b ig data, VR, AR…94% 86% Robots and autonomous systems55% 58% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution46% 41% Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies27% 18% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies27% 20%New mater ials and compos ites24% 30% Quantum and encr yption23% 12% Satell ites and space technolog ies10% 9% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies9% 11% Jobs outlook Key roles for business transformation Roles most selected by organ izations surveyed, or dered by net r ole gr owth, and the ir net gr owth and structural chur n (per cent) Net growth Job Gr owth Job d isplacement Net Gr owth Global net gr owth 1.Net gr owth 2.Global net gr owth 3.Chur n NET GROWTH 1. 2. 3. AI and Mach ine Lear ning Spec ialists361 82361 Data Analysts and Sc ientists 34 4136 Susta inability Spec ialists 24 3324 Manag ing D irectors and Ch ief Execut ives4 57 Human Resour ces Spec ialists 3 512 Account ing, Bookkeep ing and Payroll Clerks-18 -1830Skill outlook Skills of increasing use by 2030 Skills of the most increase in use by 2030 Economy Global CORE SKILLS OF 2025 Analyt ical th inking 76% Resilience, flex ibility and ag ility 68% Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 59% Leadersh ip and soc ial influence 59% Creative th inking 58%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 91% Technolog ical literacy 79% Leadersh ip and soc ial influence 76% Resilience, flex ibility and ag ility 75% Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 74%1 / 2 Economy Profile AustraliaWorking Age Population (Millions) 18.5 INDICA TORS min max INDICA TORS min max -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 114