Future of Jobs Report 2025
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23% Global 22%
Labour-market churn
Five-year structural labour -force chur n42% Global 39%
Skill disruption
Shares of cor e skills wh ich w ill change89% 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
Region Global
Broaden ing d igital access70%
60%
Increased focus on labour and
social issues57%
46%
Increased effor ts and
investments to r educe carbon…50%
47%
Increased effor ts and
investments to adapt to cl imate …43%
41%
Rising cost of l iving, h igher
prices or inflat ion43%
50%
Slower econom ic growth42%
42%Ageing and decl ining work ing-
age populat ions33%
40%
Growing work ing-age
populat ions23%
24%
Increased r estrictions to global
trade and investment19%
23%
Increased geopol itical d ivision
and conflicts16%
34%
Increased gover nment subs idies
and industr ial pol icy14%
21%
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…93%
86%
Robots and autonomous systems63%
58%
Energy generat ion, storage and
distribution38%
41%
New mater ials and compos ites34%
30%
Sens ing, laser and opt ical
technolog ies28%
18%Semiconductors and comput ing
technolog ies20%
20%
Biotechnology and gene
technolog ies15%
11%
Satell ites and space
technolog ies13%
9%
Quantum and encr yption13%
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.
Data Analysts and Sc ientists 51 4151
AI and Mach ine Lear ning
Specialists50 8250
Business Intell igence Analysts 31 1834
Susta inability Spec ialists 29 3329
Lawyers -10 215
Adm inistrat ive Ass istants and
Execut ive Secr etaries-26 -2026Skill outlook
Skills of increasing use by 2030
Skills of the most increase in use by 2030
Region Global
CORE SKILLS OF 2025
Resilience, flex ibility and ag ility
81%
Analyt ical th inking
74%
Leadersh ip and soc ial influence
69%
Systems th inking
67%
Empathy and act ive listen ing
67%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030
AI and b ig data
92%
Creative th inking
84%
Technolog ical literacy
81%
Empathy and act ive listen ing
70%
Design and user exper ience
70%1 / 2 Region Profile
Latin America and the CaribbeanWorking Age Population (Millions)
377.5
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