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
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