Future of Jobs Report 2025

Contextual indicators Regional average Income Gr oup average Labour for ce par ticipation (2023) 62% Vulnerable employment (2022) 24% Share of youth not in employment, educat ion, or training (NEET)(2023) 12% Unemployment rate (2023) 7% Unemployment rate among workers w ith bas ic edu.(2023) 8% Unemployment rate among workers w ith advanced edu.(2023) 6%Secondar y Educat ion Atta inment(2023) 76% 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) 4 Countr y investment in mid-car eer training(2022) 4 Jobs and Skills outlook 18% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n39% Global 39% Skill disruption Shares of cor e skills wh ich w ill change74% 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 Broaden ing d igital access55% 60% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inflat ion55% 50% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions52% 40% Increased focus on labour and social issues46% 46% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …42% 41% Growing work ing-age populat ions39% 24%Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…33% 47% Slower econom ic growth33% 42% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conflicts33% 34% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment27% 23% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy18% 21% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions12% 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…79% 86% Robots and autonomous systems52% 58% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution33% 41% New mater ials and compos ites27% 30% Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies21% 18%Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies15% 20% Quantum and encr yption6% 12% Satell ites and space technolog ies3% 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 ialists33 8233 General and Operat ions Managers18 423 Supply Cha in and Log istics Specialists15 1715 Business Intell igence Analysts 14 1814 Assembly and Factor y Workers 0 013 Adm inistrat ive Ass istants and Execut ive Secr etaries-22 -2022Skill 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 65% Technolog ical literacy 58% Motivation and self-awar eness 54% Resilience, flex ibility and ag ility 54% Talent management 54%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 84% Technolog ical literacy 80% Talent management 75% Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 75% Resilience, flex ibility and ag ility 72%1 / 2 Economy Profile SerbiaWorking Age Population (Millions) 5.0 INDICA TORS min max INDICA TORS min max -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 190