Future of Jobs Report 2025

Contextual indicators Regional average Income Gr oup average Labour for ce par ticipation (2023) 55% Vulnerable employment (2022) 22% Share of youth not in employment, educat ion, or training (NEET)(2023) 17% Unemployment rate (2023) 5% Unemployment rate among workers w ith bas ic edu.(2023) 12% Unemployment rate among workers w ith advanced edu.(2023) 1%Secondar y Educat ion Atta inment(2022) 73% Tertiary Educat ion Atta inment (2022) 16% 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 19% 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 change82% Global 83% Organizations with DEI priorities Share of organ izations w ith DEI pr iorities91% 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 access65% 60% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inflat ion50% 50% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…48% 47% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conflicts48% 34% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions41% 40% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment37% 23%Slower econom ic growth37% 42% Increased focus on labour and social issues35% 46% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …33% 41% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions33% 17% Growing work ing-age populat ions24% 24% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy22% 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…85% 86% Robots and autonomous systems61% 58% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution37% 41% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies35% 20% New mater ials and compos ites33% 30%Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies17% 18% Quantum and encr yption11% 12% Satell ites and space technolog ies7% 9% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies2% 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 ialists47 8247 Project Managers 18 1719 General and Operat ions Managers-7 419 Accountants and A uditors -9 -812 Assembly and Factor y Workers -17 021 Account ing, Bookkeep ing and Payroll Clerks-18 -1818Skill 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 83% Resilience, flex ibility and ag ility 71% Leadersh ip and soc ial influence 57% AI and b ig data 54% Motivation and self-awar eness 51%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 86% Resilience, flex ibility and ag ility 77% Creative th inking 74% Technolog ical literacy 74% Networks and cybersecur ity 71%1 / 2 Economy Profile RomaniaWorking Age Population (Millions) 13.8 INDICA TORS min max INDICA TORS min max -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 186