17% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n38% Global 39% Skill disruption Shares of cor e skills wh ich w ill change87% 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…71% 47% Broaden ing d igital access63% 60% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inﬂat ion56% 50% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conﬂicts54% 34% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …50% 41% Increased focus on labour and social issues48% 46%Slower econom ic growth48% 42% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment46% 23% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions31% 40% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy 29% 21% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions27% 17% Growing work ing-age populat ions21% 24% 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…92% 86% Robots and autonomous systems73% 58% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution60% 41% New mater ials and compos ites52% 30% Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies40% 18%Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies38% 20% Satell ites and space technolog ies25% 9% Quantum and encr yption17% 12% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies6% 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. Robot ics Eng ineers 65 3765 AI and Mach ine Lear ning Specialists35 8235 Business Intell igence Analysts 20 1825 Human Resour ces Spec ialists 3 57 Assembly and Factor y Workers 2 024 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 Industr y Global CORE SKILLS OF 2025 Analyt ical th inking 72% Creative th inking 69% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 67% Motivation and self-awar eness 62% Leadersh ip and soc ial inﬂuence 59%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 100% Technolog ical literacy 84% Networks and cybersecur ity 78% Leadersh ip and soc ial inﬂuence 71% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 71% 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 95% 85% Transition ex isting staff fr om decl ining to gr owing roles 74% 51% Hire staff w ith new sk ills to meet emerg ing bus iness needs 74% 70%Upskilling and reskilling outlook 43 Global 41 Would not need tra ining by 203027 Global 29 Would be upsk illed in the ir current role20 Global 19 Would be upsk illed and redeployed11 Global 11 Would be unl ikely to upsk ill1 / 2 Industry Proﬁle Automotive and Aerospace -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 246