Contextual indicators Regional average Income Gr oup average Labour for ce par ticipation - NA Vulnerable employment (2022) 1% Share of youth not in employment, educat ion, or training (NEET)- NA Unemployment rate - NA Unemployment rate among workers w ith bas ic edu.- NA Unemployment rate among workers w ith advanced edu.- NASecondar y Educat ion Atta inment(2023) 67% Tertiary Educat ion Atta inment (2023) 40% Ease of ﬁnd ing sk illed employees in local labour market(2024) 5 Fill vacanc ies by h iring for eign labour(2024) 6 Countr y investment in mid-car eer training(2022) 5 Jobs and Skills outlook 33% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n42% Global 39% Skill disruption Shares of cor e skills wh ich w ill change62% Global 83% Organizations with DEI priorities Share of organ izations w ith DEI pr iorities92% 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 access59% 60% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…50% 47% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inﬂat ion46% 50% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …41% 41% Slower econom ic growth41% 42% Increased focus on labour and social issues36% 46%Increased geopol itical d ivision and conﬂicts32% 34% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy27% 21% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment23% 23% Growing work ing-age populat ions18% 24% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions9% 17% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions5% 40% 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…86% 86% Robots and autonomous systems46% 58% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution41% 41% New mater ials and compos ites27% 30% Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies18% 18%Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies18% 20% Satell ites and space technolog ies14% 9% Quantum and encr yption9% 12% 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. Business Intell igence Analysts 30 1830 Business Development Profess ionals16 1916 Compl iance Ofﬁcers 5 1113 Accountants and A uditors 3 -816 Data Entr y Clerks -45 -2651 Adm inistrat ive Ass istants and Execut ive Secr etaries-54 -2059Skill outlook Skills of increasing use by 2030 Skills of the most increase in use by 2030 Economy Global CORE SKILLS OF 2025 Leadersh ip and soc ial inﬂuence 68% Creative th inking 68% Motivation and self-awar eness 58% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 58% AI and b ig data 58%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 Technolog ical literacy 71% Networks and cybersecur ity 68% AI and b ig data 67% Talent management 65% Creative th inking 65%1 / 2 Economy Proﬁle BahrainWorking Age Population (Millions) N/A INDICA TORS min max INDICA TORS min max -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 118