Future of Jobs Report 2025

Contextual indicators Regional average Income Gr oup average Labour for ce par ticipation (2022) 50% Vulnerable employment (2022) 24% Share of youth not in employment, educat ion, or training (NEET)(2022) 27% Unemployment rate (2022) 5% Unemployment rate among workers w ith bas ic edu.(2023) 3% Unemployment rate among workers w ith advanced edu.(2022) 11%Secondar y Educat ion Atta inment(2022) 54% Tertiary Educat ion Atta inment (2022) 17% 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) 4 Jobs and Skills outlook 17% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n48% Global 39% Skill disruption Shares of cor e skills wh ich w ill change70% Global 83% Organizations with DEI priorities Share of organ izations w ith DEI pr iorities78% 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 Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inflat ion61% 50% Slower econom ic growth50% 42% Broaden ing d igital access49% 60% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …41% 41% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conflicts39% 34% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…36% 47%Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy35% 21% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment26% 23% Increased focus on labour and social issues26% 46% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions26% 40% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions18% 17% Growing work ing-age populat ions17% 24% 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…79% 86% Robots and autonomous systems51% 58% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution35% 41% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies29% 20% New mater ials and compos ites27% 30%Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies13% 18% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies6% 11% Satell ites and space technolog ies5% 9% Quantum and encr yption5% 12% 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. Industr ial and Pr oduct ion Engineers9 159 Assembly and Factor y Workers 5 020 Electr otechnology Eng ineers 4 154 Accountants and A uditors -1 -810 Manag ing D irectors and Ch ief Execut ives-1 55 Account ing, Bookkeep ing and Payroll Clerks-16 -1824Skill outlook Skills of increasing use by 2030 Skills of the most increase in use by 2030 Economy Global CORE SKILLS OF 2025 Creative th inking 63% Analyt ical th inking 48% Leadersh ip and soc ial influence 46% Technolog ical literacy 46% AI and b ig data 45%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 73% Technolog ical literacy 72% Networks and cybersecur ity 69% Resilience, flex ibility and ag ility 62% Leadersh ip and soc ial influence 62%1 / 2 Economy Profile EgyptWorking Age Population (Millions) 51.4 INDICA TORS min max INDICA TORS min max -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 134