Future of Jobs Report 2025

Contextual indicators Regional average Income Gr oup average Labour for ce par ticipation (2023) 63% Vulnerable employment (2022) 10% Share of youth not in employment, educat ion, or training (NEET)(2023) 8% Unemployment rate (2023) 5% Unemployment rate among workers w ith bas ic edu.(2023) 6% Unemployment rate among workers w ith advanced edu.(2023) 4%Secondar y Educat ion Atta inment(2023) 47% Tertiary Educat ion Atta inment (2023) 24% 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 9% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n44% Global 39% Skill disruption Shares of cor e skills wh ich w ill change87% 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 Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inflat ion67% 50% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…59% 47% Broaden ing d igital access56% 60% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conflicts52% 34% Slower econom ic growth44% 42% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …41% 41%Increased focus on labour and social issues41% 46% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions41% 40% Growing work ing-age populat ions30% 24% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment22% 23% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions11% 17% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy7% 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…89% 86% Robots and autonomous systems78% 58% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution44% 41% New mater ials and compos ites37% 30%Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies26% 20% Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies19% 18% Quantum and encr yption15% 12% Satell ites and space technolog ies4% 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 ialists25 8225 Business Development Profess ionals13 1913 General and Operat ions Managers7 47 Financ ial Analysts -8 322 Adm inistrat ive Ass istants and Execut ive Secr etaries-10 -2010 Assembly and Factor y Workers -11 031Skill 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% Empathy and act ive listen ing 72% Analyt ical th inking 72% Leadersh ip and soc ial influence 72% Resour ce management and operat ions 67%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 88% AI and b ig data 83% Talent management 82% Technolog ical literacy 81% Creative th inking 77%1 / 2 Economy Profile PortugalWorking Age Population (Millions) 7.9 INDICA TORS min max INDICA TORS min max -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 184