Future of Jobs Report 2025

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17% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n33% 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 iorities95% 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…64% 47% Broaden ing d igital access57% 60% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions50% 40% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inflat ion46% 50% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conflicts43% 34% Increased focus on labour and social issues39% 46%Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment32% 23% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …29% 41% Slower econom ic growth25% 42% Growing work ing-age populat ions21% 24% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy 18% 21% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions18% 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…93% 86% Robots and autonomous systems69% 58% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution59% 41% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies55% 20% Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies38% 18%New mater ials and compos ites28% 30% Quantum and encr yption21% 12% Satell ites and space technolog ies10% 9% 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 Specialists81 8281 Robot ics Eng ineers 27 3727 Electr otechnology Eng ineers 21 1521 Business Development Profess ionals18 1918 Industr ial and Pr oduct ion Engineers1 1516 Assembly and Factor y Workers 0 019Skill 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 80% Creative th inking 76% Resilience, flex ibility and ag ility 68% Motivation and self-awar eness 60% Leadersh ip and soc ial influence 60%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 83% Resilience, flex ibility and ag ility 68% Networks and cybersecur ity 68% Leadersh ip and soc ial influence 64% Creative th inking 56% 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 Accelerate the automat ion of pr ocesses and tasks 87% 73% Upskill your workfor ce 78% 85% Hire staff w ith new sk ills to meet emerg ing bus iness needs 70% 70%Upskilling and reskilling outlook 38 Global 41 Would not need tra ining by 203033 Global 29 Would be upsk illed in the ir current role17 Global 19 Would be upsk illed and redeployed12 Global 11 Would be unl ikely to upsk ill1 / 2 Industry Profile Electronics -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 252
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