28% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n32% Global 39% Skill disruption Shares of cor e skills wh ich w ill change93% Global 83% Organizations with DEI priorities Share of organ izations w ith DEI pr iorities86% 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 Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions84% 40% Broaden ing d igital access66% 60% Slower econom ic growth66% 42% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…61% 47% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inﬂat ion58% 50% Increased focus on labour and social issues52% 46%Increased geopol itical d ivision and conﬂicts48% 34% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …47% 41% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment28% 23% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy22% 21% Growing work ing-age populat ions20% 24% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions9% 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…92% 86% Robots and autonomous systems61% 58% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution39% 41% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies39% 20% New mater ials and compos ites34% 30%Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies31% 18% Quantum and encr yption27% 12% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies27% 11% Satell ites and space technolog ies19% 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 General and Operat ions Managers31 443 Manag ing D irectors and Ch ief Execut ives19 519 Assembly and Factor y Workers -4 020 Adm inistrat ive Ass istants and Execut ive Secr etaries-18 -2018 Account ing, Bookkeep ing and Payroll Clerks-19 -1819Skill 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 71% Leadersh ip and soc ial inﬂuence 66% Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 64% Creative th inking 64% Motivation and self-awar eness 59%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 87% Creative th inking 73% Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 66% Networks and cybersecur ity 64% Leadersh ip and soc ial inﬂuence 61%1 / 2 Region Proﬁle Eastern AsiaWorking Age Population (Millions) 1167.5 -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 224