Future of Jobs Report 2025

Contextual indicators Regional average Income Gr oup average Labour for ce par ticipation (2023) 91% Vulnerable employment (2022) 84% Share of youth not in employment, educat ion, or training (NEET)(2023) 12% Unemployment rate (2023) 2% Unemployment rate among workers w ith bas ic edu.(2023) 2% Unemployment rate among workers w ith advanced edu.(2023) 6%Secondar y Educat ion Atta inment(2022) 66% Tertiary Educat ion Atta inment (2022) 8% 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) 3 Jobs and Skills outlook 12% 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 change100% Global 83% Organizations with DEI priorities Share of organ izations w ith DEI pr iorities86% 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 access70% 60% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …55% 41% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inflat ion55% 50% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conflicts55% 34% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…50% 47% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy35% 21%Increased focus on labour and social issues35% 46% Growing work ing-age populat ions25% 24% Slower econom ic growth25% 42% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions20% 40% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment15% 23% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions5% 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…90% 86% Robots and autonomous systems63% 58% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution47% 41% New mater ials and compos ites32% 30%Satell ites and space technolog ies16% 9% Quantum and encr yption5% 12% Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies5% 18% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies5% 11% 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 ialists34 8234 Data Analysts and Sc ientists 23 4123 Susta inability Spec ialists 23 3323 Financ ial Analysts 9 324 Lawyers 5 211 Accountants and A uditors 1 -89Skill 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% Creative th inking 75% Leadersh ip and soc ial influence 69% AI and b ig data 69% Resilience, flex ibility and ag ility 63%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 Networks and cybersecur ity 87% AI and b ig data 80% Systems th inking 67% Resilience, flex ibility and ag ility 64% Creative th inking 64%1 / 2 Economy Profile NigeriaWorking Age Population (Millions) 59.3 INDICA TORS min max INDICA TORS min max -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 176