Future of Jobs Report 2025

Contextual indicators Regional average Income Gr oup average Labour for ce par ticipation (2023) 66% Vulnerable employment (2022) 4% Share of youth not in employment, educat ion, or training (NEET)(2023) 5% Unemployment rate (2023) 2% Unemployment rate among workers w ith bas ic edu.(2023) 5% Unemployment rate among workers w ith advanced edu.(2023) 2%Secondar y Educat ion Atta inment(2022) 79% Tertiary Educat ion Atta inment (2022) 42% Ease of find ing sk illed employees in local labour market(2024) 5 Fill vacanc ies by h iring for eign labour(2024) 5 Countr y investment in mid-car eer training- NA Jobs and Skills outlook 14% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n37% Global 39% Skill disruption Shares of cor e skills wh ich w ill change96% Global 83% Organizations with DEI priorities Share of organ izations w ith DEI pr iorities83% 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 Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…65% 47% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …61% 41% Broaden ing d igital access58% 60% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inflat ion45% 50% Slower econom ic growth45% 42% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions45% 40%Increased focus on labour and social issues39% 46% Growing work ing-age populat ions32% 24% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions26% 17% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conflicts26% 34% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy10% 21% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment10% 23% 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…100% 86% Robots and autonomous systems71% 58% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution45% 41% New mater ials and compos ites19% 30%Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies13% 20% Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies10% 18% Quantum and encr yption7% 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. Business Development Profess ionals20 1920 AI and Mach ine Lear ning Spec ialists18 8218 Financ ial Analysts 17 317 Business Intell igence Analysts 11 1811 Assembly and Factor y Workers 0 014 Account ing, Bookkeep ing and Payroll Clerks-20 -1820Skill outlook Skills of increasing use by 2030 Skills of the most increase in use by 2030 Economy Global CORE SKILLS OF 2025 Leadersh ip and soc ial influence 84% Resilience, flex ibility and ag ility 84% Analyt ical th inking 80% Motivation and self-awar eness 64% Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 64%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 88% Resilience, flex ibility and ag ility 84% Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 80% Networks and cybersecur ity 68% Creative th inking 68%1 / 2 Economy Profile NorwayWorking Age Population (Millions) 3.9 INDICA TORS min max INDICA TORS min max -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 178