18% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n40% Global 39% Skill disruption Shares of cor e skills wh ich w ill change82% Global 83% Organizations with DEI priorities Share of organ izations w ith DEI pr iorities90% 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 Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inﬂat ion61% 50% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…60% 47% Increased focus on labour and social issues58% 46% Broaden ing d igital access53% 60% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …47% 41% Slower econom ic growth46% 42%Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions44% 40% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conﬂicts31% 34% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment29% 23% Growing work ing-age populat ions27% 24% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy 15% 21% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions14% 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…79% 86% Robots and autonomous systems71% 58% New mater ials and compos ites61% 30% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution60% 41% Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies23% 18%Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies19% 20% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies14% 11% Satell ites and space technolog ies8% 9% Quantum and encr yption3% 12% 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. Business Development Profess ionals26 1926 Supply Cha in and Log istics Specialists17 1719 Manag ing D irectors and Ch ief Execut ives6 56 General and Operat ions Managers4 49 Assembly and Factor y Workers -2 018 Adm inistrat ive Ass istants and Execut ive Secr etaries-25 -2025Skill 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 69% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 65% Leadersh ip and soc ial inﬂuence 63% Technolog ical literacy 61% Creative th inking 59%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 88% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 73% Networks and cybersecur ity 73% Technolog ical literacy 72% Creative th inking 69% 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 88% 85% Accelerate the automat ion of pr ocesses and tasks 79% 73% Hire staff w ith new sk ills to meet emerg ing bus iness needs 72% 70%Upskilling and reskilling outlook 41 Global 41 Would not need tra ining by 203031 Global 29 Would be upsk illed in the ir current role18 Global 19 Would be upsk illed and redeployed10 Global 11 Would be unl ikely to upsk ill1 / 2 Industry Proﬁle Production of Consumer goods -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 272