Contextual indicators Regional average Income Gr oup average Labour for ce par ticipation (2023) 63% Vulnerable employment (2022) 74% Share of youth not in employment, educat ion, or training (NEET)(2023) 23% Unemployment rate (2023) 2% Unemployment rate among workers w ith bas ic edu.(2023) 1% Unemployment rate among workers w ith advanced edu.(2023) 8%Secondar y Educat ion Atta inment(2023) 34% Tertiary Educat ion Atta inment (2021) 12% Ease of ﬁnd ing sk illed employees in local labour market(2024) 3 Fill vacanc ies by h iring for eign labour(2024) 3 Countr y investment in mid-car eer training(2022) 4 Jobs and Skills outlook 20% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n38% Global 39% Skill disruption Shares of cor e skills wh ich w ill change95% Global 83% Organizations with DEI priorities Share of organ izations w ith DEI pr iorities96% 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 access72% 60% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conﬂicts55% 34% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…53% 47% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …52% 41% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inﬂat ion44% 50% Slower econom ic growth44% 42%Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions42% 40% Increased focus on labour and social issues41% 46% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy29% 21% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment29% 23% Growing work ing-age populat ions29% 24% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions23% 17% 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…88% 86% Robots and autonomous systems60% 58% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution36% 41% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies35% 20% New mater ials and compos ites33% 30%Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies24% 18% Quantum and encr yption21% 12% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies16% 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 ialists176 82176 Data Analysts and Sc ientists 54 4155 Business Intell igence Analysts 17 1819 Business Development Profess ionals14 1916 Assembly and Factor y Workers 2 028 Adm inistrat ive Ass istants and Execut ive Secr etaries-20 -2024Skill 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 79% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 63% AI and b ig data 62% Creative th inking 59% Leadersh ip and soc ial inﬂuence 55%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 94% Technolog ical literacy 74% Creative th inking 71% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 69% Networks and cybersecur ity 68%1 / 2 Economy Proﬁle IndiaWorking Age Population (Millions) 672.8 INDICA TORS min max INDICA TORS min max -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 148