Future of Jobs Report 2025
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22% Global 22%
Labour-market churn
Five-year structural labour -force chur n28% Global 39%
Skill disruption
Shares of cor e skills wh ich w ill change75% Global 83%
Organizations with DEI priorities
Share of organ izations w ith DEI pr iorities82% 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…66%
47%
Slower econom ic growth49%
42%
Increased effor ts and
investments to adapt to cl imate …43%
41%
Increased gover nment subs idies
and industr ial pol icy 40%
21%
Rising cost of l iving, h igher
prices or inflat ion37%
50%
Increased focus on labour and
social issues34%
46%Increased geopol itical d ivision
and conflicts31%
34%
Increased r estrictions to global
trade and investment29%
23%
Broaden ing d igital access26%
60%
Ageing and decl ining work ing-
age populat ions23%
40%
Growing work ing-age
populat ions14%
24%
Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition
regulat ions6%
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
distribution86%
41%
AI and information pr ocess ing
technolog ies (b ig data, VR, AR…69%
86%
New mater ials and compos ites51%
30%
Robots and autonomous systems40%
58%
Semiconductors and comput ing
technolog ies14%
20%Sens ing, laser and opt ical
technolog ies9%
18%
Quantum and encr yption6%
12%
Satell ites and space
technolog ies3%
9%
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
Specialists81 8281
Project Managers 16 1717
Mining, Petr oleum and Other
Extract ion W orkers5 17
Account ing, Bookkeep ing and
Payroll Clerks-19 -1821
Adm inistrat ive Ass istants and
Execut ive Secr etaries-27 -2027
Data Entr y Clerks -40 -2640Skill 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
81%
Leadersh ip and soc ial influence
69%
Motivation and self-awar eness
63%
Analyt ical th inking
59%
Creative th inking
53%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030
AI and b ig data
85%
Environmental stewar dship
80%
Technolog ical literacy
76%
Networks and cybersecur ity
65%
Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning
64%
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
96% 85%
Accelerate the automat ion of pr ocesses and tasks
71% 73%
Complement and augment your workfor ce w ith new technolog ies
68% 63%Upskilling and reskilling outlook
44 Global 41
Would not need tra ining by
203027 Global 29
Would be upsk illed in the ir
current role19 Global 19
Would be upsk illed and
redeployed9 Global 11
Would be unl ikely to upsk ill1 / 2 Industry Profile
Oil and Gas
-100% 100% 0
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