31% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n40% 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 iorities89% 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 focus on labour and social issues64% 46% Broaden ing d igital access59% 60% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inﬂat ion59% 50% Slower econom ic growth49% 42% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…33% 47% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …33% 41%Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy26% 21% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment23% 23% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conﬂicts21% 34% Growing work ing-age populat ions15% 24% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions13% 40% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions3% 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…85% 86% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution49% 41% Robots and autonomous systems39% 58% New mater ials and compos ites18% 30% Satell ites and space technolog ies15% 9%Quantum and encr yption13% 12% Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies8% 18% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies8% 20% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies8% 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 Specialists33 8233 Assembly and Factor y Workers 2 010 Accountants and A uditors -3 -89 General and Operat ions Managers-9 413 Business Serv ices and Administrat ion Managers-11 -727 Adm inistrat ive Ass istants and Execut ive Secr etaries-20 -2028Skill 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 64% Technolog ical literacy 64% Leadersh ip and soc ial inﬂuence 61% Analyt ical th inking 61% Motivation and self-awar eness 58%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 89% Technolog ical literacy 88% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 83% Networks and cybersecur ity 79% Creative th inking 76%1 / 2 Region Proﬁle Sub-Saharan AfricaWorking Age Population (Millions) 341.2 -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 238