Contextual indicators Regional average Income Gr oup average Labour for ce par ticipation (2023) 60% Vulnerable employment (2022) 6% Share of youth not in employment, educat ion, or training (NEET)(2023) 6% Unemployment rate (2023) 3% Unemployment rate among workers w ith bas ic edu.- NA Unemployment rate among workers w ith advanced edu.(2023) 2%Secondar y Educat ion Atta inment(2023) 66% Tertiary Educat ion Atta inment (2023) 25% Ease of ﬁnd ing sk illed employees in local labour market(2023) 5 Fill vacanc ies by h iring for eign labour(2023) 4 Countr y investment in mid-car eer training(2022) 4 Jobs and Skills outlook 15% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n35% Global 39% Skill disruption Shares of cor e skills wh ich w ill change94% Global 83% Organizations with DEI priorities Share of organ izations w ith DEI pr iorities94% 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 access60% 60% Increased focus on labour and social issues60% 46% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…56% 47% Slower econom ic growth52% 42% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …48% 41% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conﬂicts44% 34%Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions44% 40% Growing work ing-age populat ions40% 24% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment36% 23% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inﬂat ion32% 50% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions16% 17% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy8% 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 systems60% 58% New mater ials and compos ites40% 30% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution32% 41% Quantum and encr yption16% 12%Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies16% 18% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies12% 20% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies12% 11% Satell ites and space technolog ies8% 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. Data Analysts and Sc ientists 26 4126 AI and Mach ine Lear ning Specialists26 8226 Digital Transfor mation Spec ialists 21 3521 Lawyers 8 215 Compl iance Ofﬁcers 7 119 Accountants and A uditors -3 -87Skill outlook Skills of increasing use by 2030 Skills of the most increase in use by 2030 Economy Global CORE SKILLS OF 2025 Leadersh ip and soc ial inﬂuence 90% Service or ientat ion and customer serv ice 84% Analyt ical th inking 84% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 74% Creative th inking 68%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 94% Networks and cybersecur ity 88% Technolog ical literacy 79% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 79% Environmental stewar dship 71%1 / 2 Economy Proﬁle Hong Kong SAR, ChinaWorking Age Population (Millions) 6.1 INDICA TORS min max INDICA TORS min max -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 144