Future of Jobs Report 2025

Contextual indicators Regional average Income Gr oup average Labour for ce par ticipation (2023) 73% Vulnerable employment (2022) 10% Share of youth not in employment, educat ion, or training (NEET)(2023) 7% Unemployment rate (2023) 3% Unemployment rate among workers w ith bas ic edu.(2023) 3% Unemployment rate among workers w ith advanced edu.(2023) 3%Secondar y Educat ion Atta inment(2023) 63% Tertiary Educat ion Atta inment (2023) 53% 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) 6 Jobs and Skills outlook 28% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n36% Global 39% Skill disruption Shares of cor e skills wh ich w ill change94% Global 83% Organizations with DEI priorities Share of organ izations w ith DEI pr iorities97% 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 access71% 60% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conflicts64% 34% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…58% 47% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …53% 41% Slower econom ic growth47% 42% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions44% 40%Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment38% 23% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inflat ion38% 50% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy33% 21% Growing work ing-age populat ions29% 24% Increased focus on labour and social issues29% 46% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions16% 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…94% 86% Robots and autonomous systems57% 58% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution50% 41% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies35% 20% New mater ials and compos ites33% 30%Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies22% 18% Quantum and encr yption17% 12% Satell ites and space technolog ies11% 9% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies7% 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 ialists128 82128 Data Analysts and Sc ientists 27 4130 Business Intell igence Analysts 8 1816 Manag ing D irectors and Ch ief Execut ives5 58 Adm inistrat ive Ass istants and Execut ive Secr etaries-17 -2018 Data Entr y Clerks -27 -2627Skill 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 84% Creative th inking 78% Leadersh ip and soc ial influence 70% Resilience, flex ibility and ag ility 65% Technolog ical literacy 62%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 97% Networks and cybersecur ity 77% Technolog ical literacy 76% Resilience, flex ibility and ag ility 70% Creative th inking 69%1 / 2 Economy Profile SingaporeWorking Age Population (Millions) 3.1 INDICA TORS min max INDICA TORS min max -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 192