Contextual indicators Regional average Income Gr oup average Labour for ce par ticipation (2023) 76% Vulnerable employment (2022) 61% Share of youth not in employment, educat ion, or training (NEET)(2023) 30% Unemployment rate (2023) 8% Unemployment rate among workers w ith bas ic edu.(2023) 7% Unemployment rate among workers w ith advanced edu.(2023) 5%Secondar y Educat ion Atta inment(2022) 66% Tertiary Educat ion Atta inment (2022) 17% Ease of ﬁnd ing sk illed employees in local labour market(2024) 5 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 16% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n47% Global 39% Skill disruption Shares of cor e skills wh ich w ill change100% Global 83% Organizations with DEI priorities Share of organ izations w ith DEI pr iorities91% 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 Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inﬂat ion78% 50% Broaden ing d igital access61% 60% Increased focus on labour and social issues56% 46% Slower econom ic growth56% 42% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …44% 41% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…39% 47%Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy28% 21% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment22% 23% Growing work ing-age populat ions22% 24% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions17% 40% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conﬂicts11% 34% 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…72% 86% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution67% 41% Robots and autonomous systems50% 58% Satell ites and space technolog ies28% 9% New mater ials and compos ites17% 30%Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies17% 20% Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies11% 18% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies11% 11% 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. Susta inability Spec ialists 22 3322 Environmental Pr otect ion Profess ionals18 2818 Business Serv ices and Administrat ion Managers9 -729 Assembly and Factor y Workers 2 010 Accountants and A uditors -8 -812 General and Operat ions Managers-9 49Skill outlook Skills of increasing use by 2030 Skills of the most increase in use by 2030 Economy Global CORE SKILLS OF 2025 Motivation and self-awar eness 75% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 67% Service or ientat ion and customer serv ice 58% Analyt ical th inking 58% Creative th inking 58%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 82% Systems th inking 82% Creative th inking 80% AI and b ig data 80% Technolog ical literacy 78%1 / 2 Economy Proﬁle ZimbabweWorking Age Population (Millions) 6.3 INDICA TORS min max INDICA TORS min max -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 220