19% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n41% Global 39% Skill disruption Shares of cor e skills wh ich w ill change90% Global 83% Organizations with DEI priorities Share of organ izations w ith DEI pr iorities95% 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 access67% 60% Increased focus on labour and social issues52% 46% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inﬂat ion44% 50% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions43% 40% Slower econom ic growth41% 42% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…37% 47%Increased geopol itical d ivision and conﬂicts37% 34% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …26% 41% Growing work ing-age populat ions26% 24% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment20% 23% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions17% 17% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy 13% 21% 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% Robots and autonomous systems50% 58% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution30% 41% New mater ials and compos ites22% 30% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies22% 20%Quantum and encr yption17% 12% Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies17% 18% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies7% 11% Satell ites and space technolog ies6% 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. AI and Mach ine Lear ning Specialists61 8261 Business Intell igence Analysts 15 1820 Project Managers 14 1714 Accountants and A uditors -8 -813 Adm inistrat ive Ass istants and Execut ive Secr etaries-14 -2019 Account ing, Bookkeep ing and Payroll Clerks-22 -1822Skill 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 77% Creative th inking 67% Service or ientat ion and customer serv ice 58% Leadersh ip and soc ial inﬂuence 58% Empathy and act ive listen ing 54%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 98% Technolog ical literacy 75% Creative th inking 69% Networks and cybersecur ity 68% Environmental stewar dship 63% 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% Hire staff w ith new sk ills to meet emerg ing bus iness needs 75% 70% Complement and augment your workfor ce w ith new technolog ies 70% 63%Upskilling and reskilling outlook 42 Global 41 Would not need tra ining by 203027 Global 29 Would be upsk illed in the ir current role17 Global 19 Would be upsk illed and redeployed14 Global 11 Would be unl ikely to upsk ill1 / 2 Industry Proﬁle Professional services -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 274