Future of Jobs Report 2025
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Contextual indicators
Regional average Income Gr oup average
Labour for ce par ticipation (2023) 61%
Vulnerable employment (2022) 11%
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) 7%
Unemployment rate among
workers w ith advanced edu.(2023) 2%Secondar y Educat ion Atta inment(2022) 86%
Tertiary Educat ion Atta inment (2022) 35%
Ease of find ing sk illed employees
in local labour market(2024) 3
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
12% 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 change79% Global 83%
Organizations with DEI priorities
Share of organ izations w ith DEI pr iorities75% 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
Ageing and decl ining work ing-
age populat ions68%
40%
Increased focus on labour and
social issues55%
46%
Broaden ing d igital access48%
60%
Increased effor ts and
investments to r educe carbon…45%
47%
Growing work ing-age
populat ions45%
24%
Rising cost of l iving, h igher
prices or inflat ion45%
50%Increased effor ts and
investments to adapt to cl imate …36%
41%
Slower econom ic growth29%
42%
Increased geopol itical d ivision
and conflicts26%
34%
Increased gover nment subs idies
and industr ial pol icy10%
21%
Increased r estrictions to global
trade and investment10%
23%
Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition
regulat ions10%
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
distribution48%
41%
New mater ials and compos ites45%
30%
Sens ing, laser and opt ical
technolog ies13%
18%Semiconductors and comput ing
technolog ies13%
20%
Biotechnology and gene
technolog ies10%
11%
Satell ites and space
technolog ies7%
9%
Quantum and encr yption7%
12%
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 ialists59 8259
Business Development
Profess ionals21 1921
Accountants and A uditors 5 -815
Assembly and Factor y Workers -10 015
Account ing, Bookkeep ing and
Payroll Clerks-16 -1816
Adm inistrat ive Ass istants and
Execut ive Secr etaries-18 -2018Skill 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
58%
Motivation and self-awar eness
54%
Technolog ical literacy
54%
Resilience, flex ibility and ag ility
54%
Qual ity contr ol
50%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030
AI and b ig data
88%
Resilience, flex ibility and ag ility
75%
Networks and cybersecur ity
68%
Talent management
65%
Design and user exper ience
64%1 / 2 Economy Profile
SloveniaWorking Age Population (Millions)
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