24% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n41% Global 39% Skill disruption Shares of cor e skills wh ich w ill change67% Global 83% Organizations with DEI priorities Share of organ izations w ith DEI pr iorities83% 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 Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…57% 47% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …57% 41% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inﬂat ion57% 50% Broaden ing d igital access46% 60% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conﬂicts43% 34% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions43% 40%Increased focus on labour and social issues41% 46% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy 30% 21% Slower econom ic growth30% 42% Growing work ing-age populat ions24% 24% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment22% 23% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions19% 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…84% 86% Robots and autonomous systems60% 58% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution57% 41% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies41% 11% Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies32% 18%New mater ials and compos ites30% 30% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies19% 20% Satell ites and space technolog ies14% 9% Quantum and encr yption8% 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. AI and Mach ine Lear ning Specialists42 8242 Farmworkers, Labour ers, and Other Agr icultural W orkers20 1731 General and Operat ions Managers13 413 Assembly and Factor y Workers 10 020 Account ing, Bookkeep ing and Payroll Clerks-14 -1826 Adm inistrat ive Ass istants and Execut ive Secr etaries-19 -2030Skill outlook Skills of increasing use by 2030 Skills of the most increase in use by 2030 Industr y Global CORE SKILLS OF 2025 Systems th inking 63% Analyt ical th inking 59% Leadersh ip and soc ial inﬂuence 56% Creative th inking 56% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 56%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 83% Environmental stewar dship 71% Technolog ical literacy 71% AI and b ig data 70% Creative th inking 65% 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 88% 85% Hire staff w ith new sk ills to meet emerg ing bus iness needs 71% 70% Complement and augment your workfor ce w ith new technolog ies 67% 63%Upskilling and reskilling outlook 54 Global 41 Would not need tra ining by 203021 Global 29 Would be upsk illed in the ir current role16 Global 19 Would be upsk illed and redeployed10 Global 11 Would be unl ikely to upsk ill1 / 2 Industry Proﬁle Agriculture Forestry and Fishing -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 244