Future of Jobs Report 2025

Contextual indicators Regional average Income Gr oup average Labour for ce par ticipation (2023) 66% Vulnerable employment (2022) 13% Share of youth not in employment, educat ion, or training (NEET)(2023) 3% Unemployment rate (2023) 3% Unemployment rate among workers w ith bas ic edu.(2023) 3% Unemployment rate among workers w ith advanced edu.(2023) 2%Secondar y Educat ion Atta inment(2022) 74% Tertiary Educat ion Atta inment (2022) 39% Ease of find ing sk illed employees in local labour market(2024) 4 Fill vacanc ies by h iring for eign labour(2024) 5 Countr y investment in mid-car eer training(2022) 4 Jobs and Skills outlook 19% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n30% Global 39% Skill disruption Shares of cor e skills wh ich w ill change93% 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 Broaden ing d igital access64% 60% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions57% 40% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…56% 47% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conflicts51% 34% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inflat ion50% 50% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …47% 41%Increased focus on labour and social issues42% 46% Slower econom ic growth42% 42% Growing work ing-age populat ions28% 24% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy22% 21% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment22% 23% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions16% 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…94% 86% Robots and autonomous systems66% 58% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution47% 41% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies27% 20% New mater ials and compos ites23% 30%Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies19% 18% Quantum and encr yption14% 12% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies13% 11% Satell ites and space technolog ies6% 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 ialists288 82288 Data Analysts and Sc ientists 59 4159 Business Intell igence Analysts 15 1816 General and Operat ions Managers-2 48 Adm inistrat ive Ass istants and Execut ive Secr etaries-23 -2023 Account ing, Bookkeep ing and Payroll Clerks-26 -1826Skill 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% Resilience, flex ibility and ag ility 75% Empathy and act ive listen ing 59% Leadersh ip and soc ial influence 59% Motivation and self-awar eness 58%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 92% Resilience, flex ibility and ag ility 73% Technolog ical literacy 70% Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 69% Networks and cybersecur ity 68%1 / 2 Economy Profile NetherlandsWorking Age Population (Millions) 12.6 INDICA TORS min max INDICA TORS min max -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 174