19% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n39% 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 iorities94% 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 access61% 60% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions59% 40% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inﬂat ion50% 50% Increased focus on labour and social issues44% 46% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …43% 41% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…41% 47%Increased geopol itical d ivision and conﬂicts35% 34% Growing work ing-age populat ions30% 24% Slower econom ic growth30% 42% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions24% 17% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy 20% 21% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment15% 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% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies63% 11% Robots and autonomous systems59% 58% Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies32% 18% New mater ials and compos ites24% 30%Energy generat ion, storage and distribution24% 41% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies20% 20% Quantum and encr yption11% 12% Satell ites and space technolog ies7% 9% 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. Data Analysts and Sc ientists 50 4150 AI and Mach ine Lear ning Specialists38 8238 Business Intell igence Analysts 24 1824 Assembly and Factor y Workers 5 019 Accountants and A uditors -9 -813 Adm inistrat ive Ass istants and Execut ive Secr etaries-17 -2030Skill 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 65% Analyt ical th inking 60% Systems th inking 57% Empathy and act ive listen ing 51% Leadersh ip and soc ial inﬂuence 51%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 92% Technolog ical literacy 81% Networks and cybersecur ity 78% Creative th inking 76% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 68% 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 85% 85% Complement and augment your workfor ce w ith new technolog ies 74% 63% Accelerate the automat ion of pr ocesses and tasks 65% 73%Upskilling and reskilling outlook 40 Global 41 Would not need tra ining by 203029 Global 29 Would be upsk illed in the ir current role19 Global 19 Would be upsk illed and redeployed11 Global 11 Would be unl ikely to upsk ill1 / 2 Industry Proﬁle Medical and Healthcare services -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 266