19% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n47% Global 39% Skill disruption Shares of cor e skills wh ich w ill change97% Global 83% Organizations with DEI priorities Share of organ izations w ith DEI pr iorities0% Global 0% 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 access78% 60% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inﬂat ion67% 50% Slower econom ic growth64% 42% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions62% 40% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …47% 41% Increased focus on labour and social issues42% 46%Growing work ing-age populat ions40% 24% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conﬂicts38% 34% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…33% 47% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions22% 17% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment20% 23% 00% 0% 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…98% 86% Robots and autonomous systems51% 58% Quantum and encr yption24% 12% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies20% 20% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies13% 11%Energy generat ion, storage and distribution11% 41% Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies9% 18% 00% 0% 00% 0% 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 Specialists40 8240 Data Analysts and Sc ientists 35 4135 Digital Transfor mation Spec ialists 33 3533 Risk Management Spec ialists 11 1711 Accountants and A uditors -11 -814 Adm inistrat ive Ass istants and Execut ive Secr etaries-29 -2029Skill 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 94% Analyt ical th inking 89% Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 83% Leadersh ip and soc ial inﬂuence 75% Creative th inking 72%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 97% Creative th inking 86% Networks and cybersecur ity 81% Technolog ical literacy 81% Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 77% 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 97% 73% Upskill your workfor ce 91% 85% Hire staff w ith new sk ills to meet emerg ing bus iness needs 76% 70%Upskilling and reskilling outlook 39 Global 41 Would not need tra ining by 203029 Global 29 Would be upsk illed in the ir current role22 Global 19 Would be upsk illed and redeployed9 Global 11 Would be unl ikely to upsk ill1 / 2 Industry Proﬁle Insurance and Pensions management -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 264