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 change89% Global 83% Organizations with DEI priorities Share of organ izations w ith DEI pr iorities79% 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…69% 47% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …62% 41% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment55% 23% Increased focus on labour and social issues52% 46% Broaden ing d igital access48% 60% Slower econom ic growth41% 42%Increased geopol itical d ivision and conﬂicts41% 34% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions38% 40% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy 31% 21% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inﬂat ion28% 50% Growing work ing-age populat ions28% 24% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions28% 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 Energy generat ion, storage and distribution79% 41% New mater ials and compos ites66% 30% AI and information pr ocess ing technolog ies (b ig data, VR, AR…66% 86% Robots and autonomous systems48% 58% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies28% 20%Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies21% 18% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies3% 11% 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 Specialists43 8243 Chem ical Pr ocess ing Plant Operators6 916 Mining, Petr oleum and Other Extract ion W orkers6 121 General and Operat ions Managers2 42 Assembly and Factor y Workers -2 09 Adm inistrat ive Ass istants and Execut ive Secr etaries-18 -2018Skill outlook Skills of increasing use by 2030 Skills of the most increase in use by 2030 Industr y Global CORE SKILLS OF 2025 Creative th inking 65% Systems th inking 65% Leadersh ip and soc ial inﬂuence 55% Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 55% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 55%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 79% Talent management 68% Environmental stewar dship 68% Networks and cybersecur ity 65% Technolog ical literacy 65% 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 79% 73% Upskill your workfor ce 79% 85% Complement and augment your workfor ce w ith new technolog ies 74% 63%Upskilling and reskilling outlook 56 Global 41 Would not need tra ining by 203024 Global 29 Would be upsk illed in the ir current role13 Global 19 Would be upsk illed and redeployed7 Global 11 Would be unl ikely to upsk ill1 / 2 Industry Proﬁle Mining and metals -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 268