Contextual indicators Regional average Income Gr oup average Labour for ce par ticipation (2023) 63% Vulnerable employment (2022) 24% Share of youth not in employment, educat ion, or training (NEET)(2023) 34% Unemployment rate (2023) 29% Unemployment rate among workers w ith bas ic edu.(2023) 35% Unemployment rate among workers w ith advanced edu.(2023) 14%Secondar y Educat ion Atta inment(2023) 44% Tertiary Educat ion Atta inment (2023) 14% 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 36% 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 change88% Global 83% Organizations with DEI priorities Share of organ izations w ith DEI pr iorities93% 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 access63% 60% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inﬂat ion57% 50% Increased focus on labour and social issues51% 46% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…47% 47% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …45% 41% Slower econom ic growth45% 42%Increased geopol itical d ivision and conﬂicts45% 34% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy26% 21% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment26% 23% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions26% 40% Growing work ing-age populat ions18% 24% 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…83% 86% Robots and autonomous systems60% 58% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution54% 41% New mater ials and compos ites29% 30% Quantum and encr yption23% 12%Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies19% 18% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies17% 20% Satell ites and space technolog ies4% 9% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies4% 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 ialists49 8249 Data Analysts and Sc ientists 37 4137 Susta inability Spec ialists 33 3333 Business Intell igence Analysts 18 1818 Accountants and A uditors -3 -810 Adm inistrat ive Ass istants and Execut ive Secr etaries-15 -2015Skill 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 66% Leadersh ip and soc ial inﬂuence 61% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 61% AI and b ig data 55% Talent management 53%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 82% Technolog ical literacy 82% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 75% Networks and cybersecur ity 74% Creative th inking 71%1 / 2 Economy Proﬁle South AfricaWorking Age Population (Millions) 34.6 INDICA TORS min max INDICA TORS min max -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 196