Contextual indicators Regional average Income Gr oup average Labour for ce par ticipation (2023) 69% Vulnerable employment (2022) 44% Share of youth not in employment, educat ion, or training (NEET)(2023) 23% Unemployment rate (2023) 8% Unemployment rate among workers w ith bas ic edu.(2023) 8% Unemployment rate among workers w ith advanced edu.(2023) 8%Secondar y Educat ion Atta inment(2023) 57% Tertiary Educat ion Atta inment (2023) 27% Ease of ﬁnd ing sk illed employees in local labour market(2024) 5 Fill vacanc ies by h iring for eign labour(2024) 4 Countr y investment in mid-car eer training(2022) 3 Jobs and Skills outlook 14% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n44% 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 access61% 60% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…48% 47% Increased focus on labour and social issues44% 46% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …35% 41% Slower econom ic growth35% 42% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conﬂicts35% 34%Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions35% 40% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment26% 23% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inﬂat ion26% 50% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy22% 21% Growing work ing-age populat ions17% 24% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions17% 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…91% 86% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution52% 41% Robots and autonomous systems48% 58% New mater ials and compos ites26% 30% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies13% 20%Satell ites and space technolog ies9% 9% Quantum and encr yption9% 12% Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies9% 18% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies4% 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 ialists27 8227 Renewable Energy Eng ineers 22 3822 Susta inability Spec ialists 21 3321 Data Analysts and Sc ientists 15 4115 Lawyers -1 27 Adm inistrat ive Ass istants and Execut ive Secr etaries-24 -2024Skill 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 88% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 81% Leadersh ip and soc ial inﬂuence 81% Creative th inking 75% Empathy and act ive listen ing 69%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 94% Talent management 88% Leadersh ip and soc ial inﬂuence 88% Creative th inking 88% Empathy and act ive listen ing 81%1 / 2 Economy Proﬁle ColombiaWorking Age Population (Millions) 31.5 INDICA TORS min max INDICA TORS min max -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 128