Contextual indicators Regional average Income Gr oup average Labour for ce par ticipation (2023) 53% Vulnerable employment (2022) 15% Share of youth not in employment, educat ion, or training (NEET)(2023) 13% Unemployment rate (2023) 7% Unemployment rate among workers w ith bas ic edu.(2023) 10% Unemployment rate among workers w ith advanced edu.(2023) 4%Secondar y Educat ion Atta inment(2022) 53% Tertiary Educat ion Atta inment (2022) 17% 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 18% 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 change88% 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 Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…70% 47% Broaden ing d igital access65% 60% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inﬂat ion58% 50% Increased focus on labour and social issues48% 46% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions48% 40% Slower econom ic growth46% 42%Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …42% 41% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conﬂicts42% 34% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment26% 23% Growing work ing-age populat ions26% 24% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions22% 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…86% 86% Robots and autonomous systems65% 58% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution49% 41% New mater ials and compos ites38% 30% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies28% 20%Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies22% 18% Quantum and encr yption18% 12% Satell ites and space technolog ies11% 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. AI and Mach ine Lear ning Spec ialists37 8237 Business Development Profess ionals19 1919 General and Operat ions Managers7 49 Business Intell igence Analysts 3 1816 Assembly and Factor y Workers -5 020 Accountants and A uditors -14 -814Skill 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 67% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 67% Empathy and act ive listen ing 63% Motivation and self-awar eness 61% Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 54%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 94% Networks and cybersecur ity 85% Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 75% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 71% Environmental stewar dship 68%1 / 2 Economy Proﬁle ItalyWorking Age Population (Millions) 45.4 INDICA TORS min max INDICA TORS min max -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 156