23% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n38% Global 39% Skill disruption Shares of cor e skills wh ich w ill change64% Global 83% Organizations with DEI priorities Share of organ izations w ith DEI pr iorities63% 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 Region Global Broaden ing d igital access61% 60% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inﬂat ion52% 50% Increased focus on labour and social issues37% 46% Slower econom ic growth32% 42% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy30% 21% Growing work ing-age populat ions27% 24%Increased geopol itical d ivision and conﬂicts27% 34% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…23% 47% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment19% 23% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …19% 41% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions15% 40% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions14% 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 Region Global AI and information pr ocess ing technolog ies (b ig data, VR, AR…69% 86% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution50% 41% Robots and autonomous systems45% 58% New mater ials and compos ites36% 30% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies14% 20%Quantum and encr yption10% 12% Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies10% 18% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies9% 11% Satell ites and space technolog ies8% 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 Specialists49 8249 Univers ity and H igher Educat ion Teachers24 1626 Accountants and A uditors 3 -815 Lawyers -4 212 Account ing, Bookkeep ing and Payroll Clerks-12 -1813 Adm inistrat ive Ass istants and Execut ive Secr etaries-18 -2018Skill outlook Skills of increasing use by 2030 Skills of the most increase in use by 2030 Region Global CORE SKILLS OF 2025 Analyt ical th inking 75% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 70% Creative th inking 68% Motivation and self-awar eness 62% Leadersh ip and soc ial inﬂuence 62%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 81% Networks and cybersecur ity 70% Multi-lingual ism 63% Creative th inking 59% Talent management 59%1 / 2 Region Proﬁle Central AsiaWorking Age Population (Millions) 33.1 -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 222