Future of Jobs Report 2025

Contextual indicators Regional average Income Gr oup average Labour for ce par ticipation (2023) 84% Vulnerable employment (2022) 1% Share of youth not in employment, educat ion, or training (NEET)(2023) 9% Unemployment rate (2023) 2% Unemployment rate among workers w ith bas ic edu.(2023) 1% Unemployment rate among workers w ith advanced edu.(2023) 2%Secondar y Educat ion Atta inment(2022) 74% Tertiary Educat ion Atta inment (2022) 54% Ease of find ing sk illed employees in local labour market(2024) 5 Fill vacanc ies by h iring for eign labour(2024) 6 Countr y investment in mid-car eer training(2022) 5 Jobs and Skills outlook 21% 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 change85% Global 83% Organizations with DEI priorities Share of organ izations w ith DEI pr iorities87% 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 access76% 60% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …59% 41% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…56% 47% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inflat ion42% 50% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conflicts41% 34% Increased focus on labour and social issues38% 46%Slower econom ic growth38% 42% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment30% 23% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy27% 21% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions26% 40% Growing work ing-age populat ions17% 24% 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…91% 86% Robots and autonomous systems66% 58% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution48% 41% New mater ials and compos ites25% 30% Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies22% 18%Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies20% 20% Satell ites and space technolog ies14% 9% Quantum and encr yption14% 12% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies8% 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 ialists47 8247 Business Intell igence Analysts 22 1822 Human Resour ces Spec ialists 8 512 Manag ing D irectors and Ch ief Execut ives0 56 Accountants and A uditors -4 -813 Data Entr y Clerks -27 -2630Skill 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 61% AI and b ig data 56% Technolog ical literacy 56% Talent management 54% Creative th inking 53%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 87% Technolog ical literacy 87% Networks and cybersecur ity 77% Creative th inking 67% Leadersh ip and soc ial influence 66%1 / 2 Economy Profile United Arab EmiratesWorking Age Population (Millions) 9.4 INDICA TORS min max INDICA TORS min max -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 210