Future of Jobs Report 2025

Contextual indicators Regional average Income Gr oup average Labour for ce par ticipation (2023) 75% Vulnerable employment (2022) 2% Share of youth not in employment, educat ion, or training (NEET)(2023) 17% Unemployment rate (2023) 3% Unemployment rate among workers w ith bas ic edu.(2023) 1% Unemployment rate among workers w ith advanced edu.(2023) 5%Secondar y Educat ion Atta inment(2023) 65% Tertiary Educat ion Atta inment (2023) 36% 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(2022) 5 Jobs and Skills outlook 16% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n40% Global 39% Skill disruption Shares of cor e skills wh ich w ill change85% Global 83% Organizations with DEI priorities Share of organ izations w ith DEI pr iorities73% 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 ion65% 50% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conflicts59% 34% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…56% 47% Broaden ing d igital access56% 60% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …47% 41% Slower econom ic growth47% 42%Increased focus on labour and social issues44% 46% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment29% 23% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions29% 40% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy27% 21% Growing work ing-age populat ions18% 24% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions18% 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…84% 86% Robots and autonomous systems61% 58% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution58% 41% New mater ials and compos ites23% 30% Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies19% 18%Quantum and encr yption13% 12% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies13% 20% Satell ites and space technolog ies7% 9% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies3% 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 ialists35 8235 Human Resour ces Spec ialists 6 56 Industr ial and Pr oduct ion Engineers6 156 Electr otechnology Eng ineers 4 154 Accountants and A uditors -4 -811 Data Entr y Clerks -21 -2626Skill outlook Skills of increasing use by 2030 Skills of the most increase in use by 2030 Economy Global CORE SKILLS OF 2025 Technolog ical literacy 63% Leadersh ip and soc ial influence 60% Qual ity contr ol 50% Analyt ical th inking 50% Resilience, flex ibility and ag ility 50%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 Technolog ical literacy 75% AI and b ig data 70% Networks and cybersecur ity 68% Talent management 56% Leadersh ip and soc ial influence 54%1 / 2 Economy Profile Saudi ArabiaWorking Age Population (Millions) N/A INDICA TORS min max INDICA TORS min max -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 188