22% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n44% 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 iorities93% 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 Broaden ing d igital access75% 60% Increased focus on labour and social issues54% 46% Slower econom ic growth45% 42% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inﬂat ion41% 50% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conﬂicts36% 34% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …30% 41%Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions29% 40% Growing work ing-age populat ions27% 24% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy 20% 21% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions18% 17% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…16% 47% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment11% 23% 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…91% 86% Robots and autonomous systems55% 58% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies23% 20% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution20% 41% Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies16% 18%Satell ites and space technolog ies11% 9% New mater ials and compos ites11% 30% Quantum and encr yption9% 12% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies7% 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 Specialists42 8242 Susta inability Spec ialists 34 3334 Univers ity and H igher Educat ion Teachers19 1624 Vocational Educat ion Teachers 13 921 Adm inistrat ive Ass istants and Execut ive Secr etaries-8 -2021 Data Entr y Clerks -30 -2633Skill 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 70% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 66% Creative th inking 64% AI and b ig data 56% Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 54%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 85% Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 79% Creative th inking 79% Technolog ical literacy 76% Analyt ical th inking 70% 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% Accelerate the automat ion of pr ocesses and tasks 68% 73% Hire staff w ith new sk ills to meet emerg ing bus iness needs 61% 70%Upskilling and reskilling outlook 42 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 redeployed13 Global 11 Would be unl ikely to upsk ill1 / 2 Industry Proﬁle Education and Training -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 250