14% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n35% Global 39% Skill disruption Shares of cor e skills wh ich w ill change81% Global 83% Organizations with DEI priorities Share of organ izations w ith DEI pr iorities78% 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…61% 47% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …54% 41% Broaden ing d igital access51% 60% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inﬂat ion50% 50% Increased focus on labour and social issues42% 46% Slower econom ic growth41% 42%Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions41% 40% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conﬂicts36% 34% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy 29% 21% Growing work ing-age populat ions21% 24% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment17% 23% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions16% 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…87% 86% Robots and autonomous systems58% 58% New mater ials and compos ites57% 30% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution55% 41% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies25% 20%Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies21% 18% Satell ites and space technolog ies8% 9% Quantum and encr yption4% 12% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies3% 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 Specialists50 8250 Susta inability Spec ialists 30 3330 Assembly and Factor y Workers 20 025 Civil Eng ineers 14 1314 Adm inistrat ive Ass istants and Execut ive Secr etaries-17 -2018 Account ing, Bookkeep ing and Payroll Clerks-21 -1822Skill 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 65% Creative th inking 59% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 59% Leadersh ip and soc ial inﬂuence 55% Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 52%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 80% Networks and cybersecur ity 71% Talent management 70% Technolog ical literacy 68% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 67% 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 83% 85% Hire staff w ith new sk ills to meet emerg ing bus iness needs 72% 70% Accelerate the automat ion of pr ocesses and tasks 69% 73%Upskilling and reskilling outlook 44 Global 41 Would not need tra ining by 203027 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 Infrastructure -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 262