Future of Jobs Report 2025

Contextual indicators Regional average Income Gr oup average Labour for ce par ticipation (2023) 65% Vulnerable employment (2022) 27% Share of youth not in employment, educat ion, or training (NEET)(2023) 16% Unemployment rate (2023) 2% Unemployment rate among workers w ith bas ic edu.(2023) 2% Unemployment rate among workers w ith advanced edu.(2023) 3%Secondar y Educat ion Atta inment(2023) 41% Tertiary Educat ion Atta inment (2023) 19% 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) 2 Jobs and Skills outlook 16% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n40% Global 39% Skill disruption Shares of cor e skills wh ich w ill change94% Global 83% Organizations with DEI priorities Share of organ izations w ith DEI pr iorities97% 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 access77% 60% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…59% 47% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …49% 41% Increased focus on labour and social issues49% 46% Slower econom ic growth44% 42% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inflat ion42% 50%Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions41% 40% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conflicts30% 34% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment26% 23% Growing work ing-age populat ions23% 24% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions15% 17% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy13% 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…95% 86% Robots and autonomous systems63% 58% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution45% 41% New mater ials and compos ites35% 30% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies29% 20%Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies20% 18% Quantum and encr yption19% 12% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies19% 11% Satell ites and space technolog ies12% 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. Data Analysts and Sc ientists 47 4147 AI and Mach ine Lear ning Specialists46 8246 General and Operat ions Managers2 42 Assembly and Factor y Workers -5 017 Account ing, Bookkeep ing and Payroll Clerks-20 -1820 Adm inistrat ive Ass istants and Execut ive Secr etaries-25 -2026Skill outlook Skills of increasing use by 2030 Skills of the most increase in use by 2030 Economy Global CORE SKILLS OF 2025 Resilience, flex ibility and ag ility 83% Analyt ical th inking 78% Leadersh ip and soc ial influence 65% Service or ientat ion and customer serv ice 62% Empathy and act ive listen ing 59%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 93% Creative th inking 77% Networks and cybersecur ity 73% Resilience, flex ibility and ag ility 73% Leadersh ip and soc ial influence 70%1 / 2 Economy Profile MexicoWorking Age Population (Millions) 78.5 INDICA TORS min max INDICA TORS min max -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 170