Future of Jobs Report 2025

Contextual indicators Regional average Income Gr oup average Labour for ce par ticipation (2023) 69% Vulnerable employment (2022) 19% Share of youth not in employment, educat ion, or training (NEET)- NA Unemployment rate (2023) 3% Unemployment rate among workers w ith bas ic edu.(2023) 3% Unemployment rate among workers w ith advanced edu.(2023) 3%Secondar y Educat ion Atta inment(2023) 81% Tertiary Educat ion Atta inment (2023) 49% Ease of find ing sk illed employees in local labour market(2024) 5 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 17% 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 change100% Global 83% Organizations with DEI priorities Share of organ izations w ith DEI pr iorities100% 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 access71% 60% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conflicts71% 34% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…65% 47% Slower econom ic growth59% 42% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions59% 40% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment53% 23%Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inflat ion47% 50% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …41% 41% Increased focus on labour and social issues35% 46% Growing work ing-age populat ions24% 24% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy18% 21% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions6% 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 systems65% 58% New mater ials and compos ites53% 30% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies53% 20% Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies47% 18%Energy generat ion, storage and distribution35% 41% Quantum and encr yption29% 12% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies24% 11% Satell ites and space technolog ies18% 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. System Eng ineers 41 3341 AI and Mach ine Lear ning Specialists22 8222 Manag ing D irectors and Ch ief Execut ives10 510 Data Eng ineers 10 3616 General and Operat ions Managers-12 414 Account ing, Bookkeep ing and Payroll Clerks-14 -1814Skill 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 75% Creative th inking 75% Motivation and self-awar eness 69% Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 63% Leadersh ip and soc ial influence 63%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 Creative th inking 87% AI and b ig data 87% Leadersh ip and soc ial influence 63% Systems th inking 63% Networks and cybersecur ity 63%1 / 2 Economy Profile Korea, Republic ofWorking Age Population (Millions) 40.9 INDICA TORS min max INDICA TORS min max -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 162