Contextual indicators Regional average Income Gr oup average Labour for ce par ticipation (2023) 66% Vulnerable employment (2022) 10% Share of youth not in employment, educat ion, or training (NEET)(2023) 12% Unemployment rate (2023) 5% Unemployment rate among workers w ith bas ic edu.(2023) 8% Unemployment rate among workers w ith advanced edu.(2023) 4%Secondar y Educat ion Atta inment(2023) 90% Tertiary Educat ion Atta inment (2023) 68% 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) 5 Jobs and Skills outlook 22% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n37% Global 39% Skill disruption Shares of cor e skills wh ich w ill change96% Global 83% Organizations with DEI priorities Share of organ izations w ith DEI pr iorities94% 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 access70% 60% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conﬂicts58% 34% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…54% 47% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …52% 41% Slower econom ic growth52% 42% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inﬂat ion47% 50%Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions42% 40% Increased focus on labour and social issues41% 46% Growing work ing-age populat ions30% 24% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment27% 23% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy16% 21% 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…97% 86% Robots and autonomous systems54% 58% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution40% 41% New mater ials and compos ites24% 30% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies21% 20%Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies17% 18% Quantum and encr yption14% 12% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies11% 11% Satell ites and space technolog ies6% 9% 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 ialists103 82103 Data Analysts and Sc ientists 36 4137 Lawyers 3 210 Manag ing D irectors and Ch ief Execut ives-2 53 Business Serv ices and Adm inistrat ion Managers-4 -715 Accountants and A uditors -6 -810Skill 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 77% Analyt ical th inking 76% Leadersh ip and soc ial inﬂuence 68% Technolog ical literacy 66% Creative th inking 64%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 90% Networks and cybersecur ity 76% Technolog ical literacy 75% Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 71% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 70%1 / 2 Economy Proﬁle CanadaWorking Age Population (Millions) 27.9 INDICA TORS min max INDICA TORS min max -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 124