Contextual indicators Regional average Income Gr oup average Labour for ce par ticipation - NA Vulnerable employment (2022) 42% 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(2020) 32% Tertiary Educat ion Atta inment (2020) 16% Ease of ﬁnd ing sk illed employees in local labour market(2022) 5 Fill vacanc ies by h iring for eign labour(2022) 4 Countr y investment in mid-car eer training(2022) 5 Jobs and Skills outlook 18% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n33% Global 39% Skill disruption Shares of cor e skills wh ich w ill change92% 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 Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…64% 47% Broaden ing d igital access62% 60% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …56% 41% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conﬂicts56% 34% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inﬂat ion50% 50% Slower econom ic growth47% 42%Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions47% 40% Increased focus on labour and social issues33% 46% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment32% 23% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy23% 21% Growing work ing-age populat ions22% 24% 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…90% 86% Robots and autonomous systems65% 58% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution47% 41% New mater ials and compos ites43% 30% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies32% 20%Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies23% 18% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies19% 11% Quantum and encr yption17% 12% Satell ites and space technolog ies7% 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 ialists208 82208 Data Analysts and Sc ientists 46 4146 Business Development Profess ionals15 1915 General and Operat ions Managers-3 48 Assembly and Factor y Workers -4 018 Adm inistrat ive Ass istants and Execut ive Secr etaries-18 -2019Skill 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% Leadersh ip and soc ial inﬂuence 63% Creative th inking 62% Motivation and self-awar eness 58%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 88% Networks and cybersecur ity 68% Creative th inking 66% Technolog ical literacy 62% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 61%1 / 2 Economy Proﬁle ChinaWorking Age Population (Millions) 1008.8 INDICA TORS min max INDICA TORS min max -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 126