Future of Jobs Report 2025

Contextual indicators Regional average Income Gr oup average Labour for ce par ticipation (2023) 59% Vulnerable employment (2022) 8% Share of youth not in employment, educat ion, or training (NEET)(2023) 12% Unemployment rate (2023) 6% Unemployment rate among workers w ith bas ic edu.(2023) 11% Unemployment rate among workers w ith advanced edu.(2023) 5%Secondar y Educat ion Atta inment(2023) 78% Tertiary Educat ion Atta inment (2023) 37% Ease of find ing sk illed employees in local labour market(2024) 4 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 19% 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 change93% Global 83% Organizations with DEI priorities Share of organ izations w ith DEI pr iorities95% 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 access57% 60% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…55% 47% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inflat ion54% 50% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …49% 41% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions49% 40% Increased focus on labour and social issues47% 46%Increased geopol itical d ivision and conflicts47% 34% Slower econom ic growth40% 42% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment26% 23% Growing work ing-age populat ions24% 24% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions24% 17% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy22% 21% 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…92% 86% Robots and autonomous systems63% 58% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution42% 41% New mater ials and compos ites34% 30% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies31% 20%Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies20% 18% Quantum and encr yption19% 12% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies17% 11% Satell ites and space technolog ies11% 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 ialists72 8272 Data Analysts and Sc ientists 26 4127 Business Development Profess ionals14 1914 Manag ing D irectors and Ch ief Execut ives0 54 General and Operat ions Managers-4 411 Assembly and Factor y Workers -8 019Skill 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 73% Analyt ical th inking 72% Motivation and self-awar eness 59% Leadersh ip and soc ial influence 56% Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 53%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 92% Networks and cybersecur ity 71% Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 70% Technolog ical literacy 68% Environmental stewar dship 65%1 / 2 Economy Profile FranceWorking Age Population (Millions) 47.2 INDICA TORS min max INDICA TORS min max -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 138