Contextual indicators Regional average Income Gr oup average Labour for ce par ticipation (2023) 64% Vulnerable employment (2022) 4% Share of youth not in employment, educat ion, or training (NEET)(2023) 11% Unemployment rate (2023) 3% Unemployment rate among workers w ith bas ic edu.(2023) 5% Unemployment rate among workers w ith advanced edu.(2023) 2%Secondar y Educat ion Atta inment(2023) 95% Tertiary Educat ion Atta inment (2023) 49% Ease of ﬁnd ing sk illed employees in local labour market(2024) 5 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 23% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n35% 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 iorities94% 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 access68% 60% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…60% 47% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …55% 41% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conﬂicts52% 34% Slower econom ic growth51% 42% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inﬂat ion49% 50%Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions47% 40% Increased focus on labour and social issues42% 46% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment29% 23% Growing work ing-age populat ions26% 24% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy23% 21% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions20% 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 systems64% 58% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution41% 41% New mater ials and compos ites33% 30% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies31% 20%Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies23% 18% Quantum and encr yption19% 12% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies15% 11% Satell ites and space technolog ies10% 9% 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 ialists142 82142 Data Analysts and Sc ientists 40 4141 Susta inability Spec ialists 34 3334 Business Development Profess ionals14 1915 General and Operat ions Managers-2 411 Adm inistrat ive Ass istants and Execut ive Secr etaries-19 -2021Skill 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 75% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 73% Leadersh ip and soc ial inﬂuence 66% Creative th inking 63% Empathy and act ive listen ing 56%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 90% Networks and cybersecur ity 71% Technolog ical literacy 69% Creative th inking 68% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 68%1 / 2 Economy Proﬁle United States of AmericaWorking Age Population (Millions) 227.6 INDICA TORS min max INDICA TORS min max -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 214