20% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n43% Global 39% Skill disruption Shares of cor e skills wh ich w ill change86% Global 83% Organizations with DEI priorities Share of organ izations w ith DEI pr iorities96% 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 Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…72% 47% Broaden ing d igital access72% 60% Slower econom ic growth69% 42% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …55% 41% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inﬂat ion52% 50% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions38% 40%Growing work ing-age populat ions35% 24% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conﬂicts31% 34% Increased focus on labour and social issues28% 46% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy24% 21% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment21% 23% 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…90% 86% Robots and autonomous systems72% 58% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution45% 41% New mater ials and compos ites38% 30% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies21% 20%Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies14% 18% Satell ites and space technolog ies10% 9% Quantum and encr yption10% 12% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies3% 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 Specialists38 8238 Data Analysts and Sc ientists 27 4127 Business Development Profess ionals19 1919 Lawyers 6 212 Manag ing D irectors and Ch ief Execut ives3 53 Account ing, Bookkeep ing and Payroll Clerks-23 -1823Skill 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 71% Leadersh ip and soc ial inﬂuence 67% Technolog ical literacy 67% Analyt ical th inking 67% Creative th inking 63%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 96% Networks and cybersecur ity 92% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 83% Technolog ical literacy 78% Analyt ical th inking 78%1 / 2 Region Proﬁle South-eastern AsiaWorking Age Population (Millions) 400.5 -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 234