19% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n46% Global 39% Skill disruption Shares of cor e skills wh ich w ill change72% Global 83% Organizations with DEI priorities Share of organ izations w ith DEI pr iorities85% 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 Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inﬂat ion54% 50% Broaden ing d igital access53% 60% Slower econom ic growth47% 42% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…35% 47% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conﬂicts35% 34% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …33% 41%Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy31% 21% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment29% 23% Increased focus on labour and social issues28% 46% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions24% 17% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions18% 40% Growing work ing-age populat ions13% 24% 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…79% 86% Robots and autonomous systems44% 58% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution31% 41% New mater ials and compos ites25% 30% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies20% 20%Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies14% 18% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies8% 11% Satell ites and space technolog ies7% 9% 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. AI and Mach ine Lear ning Specialists65 8265 Business Development Profess ionals26 1926 Business Intell igence Analysts 19 1823 Assembly and Factor y Workers 8 026 Accountants and A uditors -3 -89 Adm inistrat ive Ass istants and Execut ive Secr etaries-33 -2042Skill outlook Skills of increasing use by 2030 Skills of the most increase in use by 2030 Region Global CORE SKILLS OF 2025 Creative th inking 57% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 50% Analyt ical th inking 47% Leadersh ip and soc ial inﬂuence 46% AI and b ig data 46%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 74% Networks and cybersecur ity 72% Technolog ical literacy 67% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 66% Creative th inking 64%1 / 2 Region Proﬁle Middle East and Northern AfricaWorking Age Population (Millions) 197.7 -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 230