Contextual indicators Regional average Income Gr oup average Labour for ce par ticipation (2023) 62% Vulnerable employment (2022) 5% Share of youth not in employment, educat ion, or training (NEET)(2023) 7% Unemployment rate (2023) 3% Unemployment rate among workers w ith bas ic edu.(2023) 6% Unemployment rate among workers w ith advanced edu.(2023) 2%Secondar y Educat ion Atta inment(2022) 81% Tertiary Educat ion Atta inment (2022) 30% 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 21% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n34% 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 iorities92% 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 access63% 60% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…60% 47% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conﬂicts52% 34% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …51% 41% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions48% 40% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inﬂat ion48% 50%Slower econom ic growth47% 42% Increased focus on labour and social issues39% 46% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment28% 23% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy25% 21% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions23% 17% Growing work ing-age populat ions21% 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…93% 86% Robots and autonomous systems67% 58% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution42% 41% New mater ials and compos ites31% 30% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies31% 20%Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies24% 18% Quantum and encr yption18% 12% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies15% 11% Satell ites and space technolog ies13% 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 ialists71 8271 Data Analysts and Sc ientists 34 4135 Manag ing D irectors and Ch ief Execut ives0 53 General and Operat ions Managers0 47 Assembly and Factor y Workers -5 018 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 74% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 70% Creative th inking 59% Motivation and self-awar eness 58% Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 58%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 90% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 68% Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 67% Networks and cybersecur ity 67% Technolog ical literacy 65%1 / 2 Economy Proﬁle GermanyWorking Age Population (Millions) 63.8 INDICA TORS min max INDICA TORS min max -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 140