Future of Jobs Report 2025

Contextual indicators Regional average Income Gr oup average Labour for ce par ticipation (2023) 65% Vulnerable employment (2022) 9% Share of youth not in employment, educat ion, or training (NEET)(2023) 7% Unemployment rate (2023) 6% Unemployment rate among workers w ith bas ic edu.(2023) 12% Unemployment rate among workers w ith advanced edu.(2023) 3%Secondar y Educat ion Atta inment(2023) 69% Tertiary Educat ion Atta inment (2023) 37% 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 13% 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 iorities92% 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 ions63% 40% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inflat ion54% 50% Increased focus on labour and social issues50% 46% Broaden ing d igital access44% 60% Slower econom ic growth41% 42% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conflicts41% 34%Growing work ing-age populat ions39% 24% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…30% 47% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …24% 41% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions24% 17% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy9% 21% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment7% 23% 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…87% 86% Robots and autonomous systems59% 58% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution41% 41% New mater ials and compos ites28% 30% Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies11% 18%Biotechnology and gene technolog ies11% 11% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies7% 20% Satell ites and space technolog ies4% 9% Quantum and encr yption2% 12% 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 ialists30 8230 Business Intell igence Analysts 23 1823 Data Analysts and Sc ientists 20 4120 Assembly and Factor y Workers 13 017 General and Operat ions Managers4 46 Accountants and A uditors -21 -823Skill 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 81% Resilience, flex ibility and ag ility 71% Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 61% Service or ientat ion and customer serv ice 59% Leadersh ip and soc ial influence 59%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 93% Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 73% Networks and cybersecur ity 71% Technolog ical literacy 70% Resilience, flex ibility and ag ility 69%1 / 2 Economy Profile LatviaWorking Age Population (Millions) 1.4 INDICA TORS min max INDICA TORS min max -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 164