Future of Jobs Report 2025

Contextual indicators Regional average Income Gr oup average Labour for ce par ticipation (2022) 77% Vulnerable employment (2022) 22% Share of youth not in employment, educat ion, or training (NEET)(2022) 10% Unemployment rate (2022) 2% Unemployment rate among workers w ith bas ic edu.(2022) 3% Unemployment rate among workers w ith advanced edu.(2022) 2%Secondar y Educat ion Atta inment(2022) 70% Tertiary Educat ion Atta inment (2022) 23% 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) 5 Jobs and Skills outlook 11% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n41% Global 39% Skill disruption Shares of cor e skills wh ich w ill change95% Global 83% Organizations with DEI priorities Share of organ izations w ith DEI pr iorities94% 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 access79% 60% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conflicts59% 34% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…48% 47% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inflat ion48% 50% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions48% 40% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment45% 23%Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …41% 41% Slower econom ic growth38% 42% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy35% 21% Increased focus on labour and social issues35% 46% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions31% 17% Growing work ing-age populat ions28% 24% 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…82% 86% Robots and autonomous systems71% 58% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution54% 41% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies43% 20% New mater ials and compos ites29% 30%Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies25% 18% Quantum and encr yption21% 12% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies21% 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. AI and Mach ine Lear ning Spec ialists29 8229 Supply Cha in and Log istics Specialists12 1715 Assembly and Factor y Workers 11 020 Manag ing D irectors and Ch ief Execut ives10 510 Adm inistrat ive Ass istants and Execut ive Secr etaries-17 -2017 Data Entr y Clerks -28 -2628Skill 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 71% AI and b ig data 71% Resilience, flex ibility and ag ility 63% Motivation and self-awar eness 50% Technolog ical literacy 50%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 96% Technolog ical literacy 64% Networks and cybersecur ity 64% Resilience, flex ibility and ag ility 59% Talent management 57%1 / 2 Economy Profile MalaysiaWorking Age Population (Millions) 17.2 INDICA TORS min max INDICA TORS min max -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 168