Future of Jobs Report 2025

Contextual indicators Regional average Income Gr oup average Labour for ce par ticipation (2023) 62% Vulnerable employment (2022) 16% Share of youth not in employment, educat ion, or training (NEET)(2023) 10% Unemployment rate (2023) 2% Unemployment rate among workers w ith bas ic edu.(2023) 4% Unemployment rate among workers w ith advanced edu.(2023) 1%Secondar y Educat ion Atta inment(2023) 67% Tertiary Educat ion Atta inment (2023) 32% 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 16% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n31% 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 iorities93% 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 access55% 60% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inflat ion53% 50% Increased focus on labour and social issues52% 46% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions52% 40% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…50% 47% Slower econom ic growth45% 42%Increased geopol itical d ivision and conflicts44% 34% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …40% 41% Growing work ing-age populat ions31% 24% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment21% 23% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions15% 17% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy11% 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…87% 86% Robots and autonomous systems64% 58% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution34% 41% New mater ials and compos ites31% 30% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies28% 20%Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies16% 18% Quantum and encr yption8% 12% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies7% 11% Satell ites and space technolog ies5% 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 ialists39 8239 Big Data Spec ialists 29 11329 Data Analysts and Sc ientists 24 4124 General and Operat ions Managers0 410 Assembly and Factor y Workers -5 019 Adm inistrat ive Ass istants and Execut ive Secr etaries-14 -2015Skill 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 77% Resilience, flex ibility and ag ility 75% Leadersh ip and soc ial influence 57% Creative th inking 57% Motivation and self-awar eness 52%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 100% Networks and cybersecur ity 71% Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 70% Technolog ical literacy 64% Resilience, flex ibility and ag ility 61%1 / 2 Economy Profile PolandWorking Age Population (Millions) 26.5 INDICA TORS min max INDICA TORS min max -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 182