Contextual indicators Regional average Income Gr oup average Labour for ce par ticipation (2023) 68% Vulnerable employment (2022) 10% 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.(2023) 6% Unemployment rate among workers w ith advanced edu.(2023) 3%Secondar y Educat ion Atta inment(2022) 80% Tertiary Educat ion Atta inment (2022) 47% Ease of ﬁnd ing sk illed employees in local labour market(2024) 4 Fill vacanc ies by h iring for eign labour(2024) 5 Countr y investment in mid-car eer training(2022) 4 Jobs and Skills outlook 10% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n37% Global 39% Skill disruption Shares of cor e skills wh ich w ill change87% Global 83% Organizations with DEI priorities Share of organ izations w ith DEI pr iorities93% 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 Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …57% 41% Increased focus on labour and social issues57% 46% Broaden ing d igital access48% 60% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…43% 47% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions38% 40% Slower econom ic growth33% 42%Increased geopol itical d ivision and conﬂicts33% 34% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment29% 23% Growing work ing-age populat ions29% 24% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inﬂat ion29% 50% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions24% 17% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy19% 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…81% 86% Robots and autonomous systems52% 58% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution43% 41% Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies43% 18% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies43% 20%Quantum and encr yption29% 12% New mater ials and compos ites29% 30% Satell ites and space technolog ies14% 9% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies10% 11% 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. Susta inability Spec ialists 24 3324 AI and Mach ine Lear ning Specialists23 8223 Business Development Profess ionals20 1920 Vocational Educat ion Teachers 15 915 Data Analysts and Sc ientists 11 4115 Supply Cha in and Log istics Specialists7 1713Skill 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 82% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 82% Service or ientat ion and customer serv ice 77% Empathy and act ive listen ing 71% Leadersh ip and soc ial inﬂuence 71%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 88% Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 88% Technolog ical literacy 86% AI and b ig data 80% Talent management 69%1 / 2 Economy Proﬁle IrelandWorking Age Population (Millions) 3.6 INDICA TORS min max INDICA TORS min max -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 152