21% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n37% Global 39% Skill disruption Shares of cor e skills wh ich w ill change96% 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 access67% 60% Slower econom ic growth52% 42% Increased focus on labour and social issues48% 46% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions48% 40% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …45% 41% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inﬂat ion45% 50%Increased geopol itical d ivision and conﬂicts45% 34% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…44% 47% Growing work ing-age populat ions35% 24% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment28% 23% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions25% 17% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy22% 21% 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…96% 86% Robots and autonomous systems61% 58% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies36% 20% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution33% 41% Quantum and encr yption28% 12%New mater ials and compos ites22% 30% Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies16% 18% Satell ites and space technolog ies9% 9% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies9% 11% 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 Specialists91 8291 Big Data Spec ialists 33 11335 Data Analysts and Sc ientists 22 4123 Business Development Profess ionals12 1915 General and Operat ions Managers-4 414 Accountants and A uditors -7 -811Skill 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 79% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 79% Leadersh ip and soc ial inﬂuence 68% Empathy and act ive listen ing 66% Technolog ical literacy 64%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 90% Technolog ical literacy 80% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 67% Creative th inking 65% Networks and cybersecur ity 65%1 / 2 Region Proﬁle Northern AmericaWorking Age Population (Millions) 255.5 -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 232