24% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n42% Global 39% Skill disruption Shares of cor e skills wh ich w ill change80% Global 83% Organizations with DEI priorities Share of organ izations w ith DEI pr iorities77% 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 Industr y Global Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inﬂat ion64% 50% Increased focus on labour and social issues54% 46% Broaden ing d igital access51% 60% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…43% 47% Slower econom ic growth43% 42% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions43% 40%Increased geopol itical d ivision and conﬂicts30% 34% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …22% 41% Growing work ing-age populat ions21% 24% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy 13% 21% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment11% 23% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions8% 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 Industr y Global AI and information pr ocess ing technolog ies (b ig data, VR, AR…80% 86% Robots and autonomous systems53% 58% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution38% 41% New mater ials and compos ites20% 30% Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies17% 18%Biotechnology and gene technolog ies13% 11% Satell ites and space technolog ies7% 9% Quantum and encr yption7% 12% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies7% 20% 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 Specialists64 8264 General and Operat ions Managers41 443 Hotel and Restaurant Managers 18 1920 Food and Beverage Serv ing Workers12 616 Chefs and Cooks 11 1513 Accountants and A uditors 2 -811Skill outlook Skills of increasing use by 2030 Skills of the most increase in use by 2030 Industr y Global CORE SKILLS OF 2025 Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 53% Analyt ical th inking 51% Leadersh ip and soc ial inﬂuence 49% Creative th inking 47% Dependab ility and attent ion to deta il 45%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 69% Networks and cybersecur ity 69% Leadersh ip and soc ial inﬂuence 63% Technolog ical literacy 60% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 55% Workforce Strategy outlook Key components of your workforce strategy by 2030 % surveyed organ izations select ing the macr otrend to dr ive workfor ce transfor mation Industr y Global INDUSTR YGLOBAL Upskill your workfor ce 81% 85% Hire staff w ith new sk ills to meet emerg ing bus iness needs 69% 70% Complement and augment your workfor ce w ith new technolog ies 64% 63%Upskilling and reskilling outlook 38 Global 41 Would not need tra ining by 203031 Global 29 Would be upsk illed in the ir current role19 Global 19 Would be upsk illed and redeployed12 Global 11 Would be unl ikely to upsk ill1 / 2 Industry Proﬁle Accommodation, Food, and Leisure -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 240