Contextual indicators Regional average Income Gr oup average Labour for ce par ticipation (2023) 64% Vulnerable employment (2022) 8% Share of youth not in employment, educat ion, or training (NEET)(2019) 3% Unemployment rate (2023) 2% Unemployment rate among workers w ith bas ic edu.- NA Unemployment rate among workers w ith advanced edu.(2020) 2%Secondar y Educat ion Atta inment(2020) 85% Tertiary Educat ion Atta inment - NA 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) 4 Jobs and Skills outlook 22% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n34% Global 39% Skill disruption Shares of cor e skills wh ich w ill change96% Global 83% Organizations with DEI priorities Share of organ izations w ith DEI pr iorities90% 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 Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions69% 40% Broaden ing d igital access68% 60% Slower econom ic growth64% 42% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…60% 47% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inﬂat ion57% 50% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …49% 41%Increased focus on labour and social issues48% 46% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conﬂicts46% 34% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment25% 23% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy22% 21% Growing work ing-age populat ions20% 24% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions14% 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…94% 86% Robots and autonomous systems64% 58% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies39% 20% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution35% 41% New mater ials and compos ites31% 30%Quantum and encr yption27% 12% Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies26% 18% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies21% 11% Satell ites and space technolog ies15% 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 ialists51 8251 Business Development Profess ionals20 1920 General and Operat ions Managers17 429 Manag ing D irectors and Ch ief Execut ives13 513 Adm inistrat ive Ass istants and Execut ive Secr etaries-16 -2017 Account ing, Bookkeep ing and Payroll Clerks-19 -1819Skill 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 68% Leadersh ip and soc ial inﬂuence 66% Motivation and self-awar eness 60% Creative th inking 60% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 59%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 90% Creative th inking 72% Networks and cybersecur ity 71% Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 71% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 65%1 / 2 Economy Proﬁle JapanWorking Age Population (Millions) 98.4 INDICA TORS min max INDICA TORS min max -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 158