19% 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 change91% 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…65% 47% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …65% 41% Broaden ing d igital access50% 60% Slower econom ic growth47% 42% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conﬂicts44% 34% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment41% 23%Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inﬂat ion38% 50% Increased focus on labour and social issues35% 46% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy 29% 21% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions29% 40% Growing work ing-age populat ions18% 24% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions15% 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 New mater ials and compos ites76% 30% AI and information pr ocess ing technolog ies (b ig data, VR, AR…73% 86% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution64% 41% Robots and autonomous systems49% 58% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies18% 20%Biotechnology and gene technolog ies18% 11% Quantum and encr yption12% 12% Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies12% 18% Satell ites and space technolog ies3% 9% 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 Specialists52 8252 Business Development Profess ionals23 1923 Strateg ic Adv isors 20 2027 Chem ical Pr ocess ing Plant Operators11 915 Lawyers -1 210 Adm inistrat ive Ass istants and Execut ive Secr etaries-22 -2022Skill 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 66% Creative th inking 62% Leadersh ip and soc ial inﬂuence 59% Motivation and self-awar eness 52% Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 48%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 86% Environmental stewar dship 75% Talent management 67% Networks and cybersecur ity 65% Leadersh ip and soc ial inﬂuence 63% 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 73% 85% Hire staff w ith new sk ills to meet emerg ing bus iness needs 68% 70% Complement and augment your workfor ce w ith new technolog ies 68% 63%Upskilling and reskilling outlook 48 Global 41 Would not need tra ining by 203026 Global 29 Would be upsk illed in the ir current role18 Global 19 Would be upsk illed and redeployed8 Global 11 Would be unl ikely to upsk ill1 / 2 Industry Proﬁle Chemical and Advanced materials -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 248