Contextual indicators Regional average Income Gr oup average Labour for ce par ticipation (2023) 62% Vulnerable employment (2022) 8% Share of youth not in employment, educat ion, or training (NEET)(2023) 13% Unemployment rate (2023) 5% Unemployment rate among workers w ith bas ic edu.(2023) 11% Unemployment rate among workers w ith advanced edu.(2023) 3%Secondar y Educat ion Atta inment(2023) 83% Tertiary Educat ion Atta inment (2023) 21% Ease of ﬁnd ing sk illed employees in local labour market(2024) 4 Fill vacanc ies by h iring for eign labour(2024) 4 Countr y investment in mid-car eer training(2022) 5 Jobs and Skills outlook 10% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n38% Global 39% Skill disruption Shares of cor e skills wh ich w ill change100% Global 83% Organizations with DEI priorities Share of organ izations w ith DEI pr iorities100% 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 access64% 60% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inﬂat ion57% 50% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …50% 41% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…43% 47% Slower econom ic growth43% 42% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conﬂicts39% 34%Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions39% 40% Increased focus on labour and social issues36% 46% Growing work ing-age populat ions25% 24% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions21% 17% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy18% 21% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment18% 23% 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…89% 86% Robots and autonomous systems54% 58% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution46% 41% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies25% 20% Quantum and encr yption14% 12%Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies14% 18% New mater ials and compos ites11% 30% Satell ites and space technolog ies7% 9% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies7% 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 ialists37 8237 Data Analysts and Sc ientists 26 4126 Business Intell igence Analysts 22 1822 Manag ing D irectors and Ch ief Execut ives4 55 Adm inistrat ive Ass istants and Execut ive Secr etaries-13 -2013 Assembly and Factor y Workers -22 023Skill 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 86% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 73% Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 68% Leadersh ip and soc ial inﬂuence 64% Technolog ical literacy 64%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 96% Creative th inking 82% Networks and cybersecur ity 77% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 73% Technolog ical literacy 73%1 / 2 Economy Proﬁle AustriaWorking Age Population (Millions) 6.8 INDICA TORS min max INDICA TORS min max -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 116