Future of Jobs Report 2025

Contextual indicators Regional average Income Gr oup average Labour for ce par ticipation (2023) 56% Vulnerable employment (2022) 30% Share of youth not in employment, educat ion, or training (NEET)(2023) 13% Unemployment rate (2023) 10% Unemployment rate among workers w ith bas ic edu.(2023) 12% Unemployment rate among workers w ith advanced edu.(2023) 8%Secondar y Educat ion Atta inment(2022) 69% 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) 3 Countr y investment in mid-car eer training(2022) 3 Jobs and Skills outlook 7% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n39% Global 39% Skill disruption Shares of cor e skills wh ich w ill change83% Global 83% Organizations with DEI priorities Share of organ izations w ith DEI pr iorities83% 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 access74% 60% Increased focus on labour and social issues63% 46% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inflat ion58% 50% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…53% 47% Slower econom ic growth53% 42% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …37% 41%Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions32% 40% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment21% 23% Growing work ing-age populat ions21% 24% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions21% 17% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conflicts21% 34% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy16% 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…90% 86% Robots and autonomous systems68% 58% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution37% 41% Quantum and encr yption21% 12% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies21% 20%New mater ials and compos ites16% 30% Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies16% 18% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies11% 11% Satell ites and space technolog ies5% 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 ialists19 8219 Project Managers 18 1718 Human Resour ces Spec ialists 15 520 Business Intell igence Analysts 14 1814 General and Operat ions Managers2 42 Financ ial Analysts 0 37Skill 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% Empathy and act ive listen ing 67% Analyt ical th inking 67% Leadersh ip and soc ial influence 60% Creative th inking 53%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 Technolog ical literacy 83% Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 83% AI and b ig data 79% Creative th inking 77% Design and user exper ience 67%1 / 2 Economy Profile GreeceWorking Age Population (Millions) 8.0 INDICA TORS min max INDICA TORS min max -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 142