Contextual indicators Regional average Income Gr oup average Labour for ce par ticipation (2023) 68% Vulnerable employment (2022) 10% Share of youth not in employment, educat ion, or training (NEET)(2023) 7% Unemployment rate (2023) 4% Unemployment rate among workers w ith bas ic edu.(2023) 7% Unemployment rate among workers w ith advanced edu.(2023) 3%Secondar y Educat ion Atta inment(2023) 84% Tertiary Educat ion Atta inment (2022) 40% 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) 5 Jobs and Skills outlook 14% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n41% Global 39% Skill disruption Shares of cor e skills wh ich w ill change97% Global 83% Organizations with DEI priorities Share of organ izations w ith DEI pr iorities95% 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 access66% 60% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…59% 47% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …57% 41% Increased focus on labour and social issues45% 46% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions45% 40% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inﬂat ion40% 50%Increased geopol itical d ivision and conﬂicts38% 34% Slower econom ic growth36% 42% Growing work ing-age populat ions32% 24% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions21% 17% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment19% 23% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy13% 21% 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…96% 86% Robots and autonomous systems60% 58% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution36% 41% New mater ials and compos ites32% 30% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies23% 20%Biotechnology and gene technolog ies15% 11% Satell ites and space technolog ies13% 9% Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies13% 18% Quantum and encr yption6% 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. Data Analysts and Sc ientists 36 4136 AI and Mach ine Lear ning Specialists31 8231 Business Intell igence Analysts 13 1830 Manag ing D irectors and Ch ief Execut ives6 56 General and Operat ions Managers0 41 Adm inistrat ive Ass istants and Execut ive Secr etaries-16 -2025Skill outlook Skills of increasing use by 2030 Skills of the most increase in use by 2030 Economy Global CORE SKILLS OF 2025 Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 84% Leadersh ip and soc ial inﬂuence 67% Motivation and self-awar eness 63% Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 63% Empathy and act ive listen ing 56%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 92% Technolog ical literacy 82% Networks and cybersecur ity 73% Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 64% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 60%1 / 2 Economy Proﬁle SwitzerlandWorking Age Population (Millions) 6.6 INDICA TORS min max INDICA TORS min max -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 202