Future of Jobs Report 2025

Contextual indicators Regional average Income Gr oup average Labour for ce par ticipation (2023) 64% Vulnerable employment (2022) 6% Share of youth not in employment, educat ion, or training (NEET)(2023) 7% Unemployment rate (2023) 4% Unemployment rate among workers w ith bas ic edu.(2023) 6% Unemployment rate among workers w ith advanced edu.(2023) 4%Secondar y Educat ion Atta inment(2022) 77% Tertiary Educat ion Atta inment (2022) 37% 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 10% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n28% Global 39% Skill disruption Shares of cor e skills wh ich w ill change95% 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 Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …56% 41% Increased focus on labour and social issues52% 46% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…48% 47% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conflicts48% 34% Broaden ing d igital access44% 60% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions44% 40%Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inflat ion33% 50% Slower econom ic growth30% 42% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions26% 17% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy22% 21% Growing work ing-age populat ions15% 24% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment11% 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…96% 86% Robots and autonomous systems63% 58% New mater ials and compos ites30% 30% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution30% 41% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies22% 20%Satell ites and space technolog ies11% 9% Quantum and encr yption7% 12% Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies7% 18% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies7% 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 ialists55 8255 Data Analysts and Sc ientists 40 4140 Financ ial Analysts 8 316 Accountants and A uditors -1 -88 Adm inistrat ive Ass istants and Execut ive Secr etaries-9 -209 Account ing, Bookkeep ing and Payroll Clerks-10 -1810Skill 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 95% Leadersh ip and soc ial influence 75% Resilience, flex ibility and ag ility 75% Motivation and self-awar eness 70% Creative th inking 60%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 95% Networks and cybersecur ity 79% Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 75% Creative th inking 65% Technolog ical literacy 63%1 / 2 Economy Profile DenmarkWorking Age Population (Millions) 4.3 INDICA TORS min max INDICA TORS min max -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 132