28% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n52% 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 iorities92% 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 access63% 60% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…45% 47% Increased focus on labour and social issues45% 46% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conﬂicts40% 34% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …37% 41% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inﬂat ion34% 50%Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy24% 21% Growing work ing-age populat ions18% 24% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions18% 17% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment16% 23% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions11% 40% Slower econom ic growth8% 42% 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 systems53% 58% New mater ials and compos ites34% 30% Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies29% 18% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution26% 41%Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies24% 20% Satell ites and space technolog ies18% 9% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies18% 11% Quantum and encr yption11% 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. Supply Cha in and Log istics Specialists30 1730 Assembly and Factor y Workers 23 039 Business Development Profess ionals15 1915 Vocational Educat ion Teachers 14 914 Project Managers 8 178 Account ing, Bookkeep ing and Payroll Clerks-25 -1827Skill 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% Creative th inking 55% AI and b ig data 55% Talent management 52% Technolog ical literacy 52%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 93% Technolog ical literacy 70% Creative th inking 70% Qual ity contr ol 69% Analyt ical th inking 65%1 / 2 Region Proﬁle Southern AsiaWorking Age Population (Millions) 873.8 -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 236