Contextual indicators Regional average Income Gr oup average Labour for ce par ticipation (2023) 59% Vulnerable employment (2022) 11% Share of youth not in employment, educat ion, or training (NEET)(2023) 7% Unemployment rate (2023) 5% Unemployment rate among workers w ith bas ic edu.(2023) 10% Unemployment rate among workers w ith advanced edu.(2023) 3%Secondar y Educat ion Atta inment(2022) 75% Tertiary Educat ion Atta inment (2022) 40% Ease of ﬁnd ing sk illed employees in local labour market(2024) 4 Fill vacanc ies by h iring for eign labour(2024) 5 Countr y investment in mid-car eer training(2022) 5 Jobs and Skills outlook 22% 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 change86% Global 83% Organizations with DEI priorities Share of organ izations w ith DEI pr iorities93% 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 Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…64% 47% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions58% 40% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inﬂat ion56% 50% Broaden ing d igital access53% 60% Increased focus on labour and social issues47% 46% Slower econom ic growth47% 42%Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …44% 41% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conﬂicts44% 34% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy24% 21% Growing work ing-age populat ions24% 24% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions20% 17% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment16% 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 systems64% 58% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution53% 41% New mater ials and compos ites36% 30% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies24% 20%Quantum and encr yption18% 12% Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies13% 18% Satell ites and space technolog ies11% 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 ialists69 8269 Data Analysts and Sc ientists 24 4124 Business Intell igence Analysts 10 1820 Business Development Profess ionals8 198 General and Operat ions Managers-7 417 Data Entr y Clerks -31 -2631Skill outlook Skills of increasing use by 2030 Skills of the most increase in use by 2030 Economy Global CORE SKILLS OF 2025 Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 83% Analyt ical th inking 70% Leadersh ip and soc ial inﬂuence 67% Motivation and self-awar eness 57% Empathy and act ive listen ing 50%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 93% Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 79% Environmental stewar dship 75% Talent management 72% Technolog ical literacy 72%1 / 2 Economy Proﬁle BelgiumWorking Age Population (Millions) 8.3 INDICA TORS min max INDICA TORS min max -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 120