Future of Jobs Report 2025

Contextual indicators Regional average Income Gr oup average Labour for ce par ticipation (2023) 67% Vulnerable employment (2022) 11% Share of youth not in employment, educat ion, or training (NEET)(2023) 14% Unemployment rate (2023) 6% Unemployment rate among workers w ith bas ic edu.(2023) 17% Unemployment rate among workers w ith advanced edu.(2023) 4%Secondar y Educat ion Atta inment(2022) 92% Tertiary Educat ion Atta inment (2022) 41% Ease of find ing sk illed employees in local labour market(2023) 3 Fill vacanc ies by h iring for eign labour(2023) 3 Countr y investment in mid-car eer training(2022) 5 Jobs and Skills outlook 14% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n35% Global 39% Skill disruption Shares of cor e skills wh ich w ill change79% Global 83% Organizations with DEI priorities Share of organ izations w ith DEI pr iorities95% 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 Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inflat ion55% 50% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions51% 40% Broaden ing d igital access49% 60% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…47% 47% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conflicts45% 34% Increased focus on labour and social issues43% 46%Growing work ing-age populat ions40% 24% Slower econom ic growth36% 42% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …28% 41% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions17% 17% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment13% 23% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy9% 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…89% 86% Robots and autonomous systems66% 58% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution34% 41% New mater ials and compos ites19% 30% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies15% 20%Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies11% 18% Satell ites and space technolog ies4% 9% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies4% 11% 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 ialists57 8257 Data Analysts and Sc ientists 35 4135 Business Development Profess ionals8 198 Lawyers -3 24 Client Infor mation and Customer Service W orkers-11 -215 Accountants and A uditors -15 -818Skill 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 89% Resilience, flex ibility and ag ility 80% Leadersh ip and soc ial influence 64% Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 64% Technolog ical literacy 59%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 95% Networks and cybersecur ity 83% Technolog ical literacy 79% Resilience, flex ibility and ag ility 77% Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 76%1 / 2 Economy Profile LithuaniaWorking Age Population (Millions) 2.2 INDICA TORS min max INDICA TORS min max -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 166