23% 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 change95% 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 Broaden ing d igital access58% 60% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inﬂat ion58% 50% Slower econom ic growth54% 42% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions42% 40% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…35% 47% Growing work ing-age populat ions31% 24%Increased focus on labour and social issues31% 46% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conﬂicts27% 34% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …19% 41% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment15% 23% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy 15% 21% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions4% 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…73% 86% New mater ials and compos ites42% 30% Robots and autonomous systems39% 58% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution31% 41% Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies15% 18%Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies15% 20% Quantum and encr yption8% 12% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies4% 11% 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 Specialists75 8275 Business Intell igence Analysts 26 1826 Business Development Profess ionals22 1922 Manag ing D irectors and Ch ief Execut ives18 518 Account ing, Bookkeep ing and Payroll Clerks-29 -1829 Adm inistrat ive Ass istants and Execut ive Secr etaries-42 -2042Skill outlook Skills of increasing use by 2030 Skills of the most increase in use by 2030 Industr y Global CORE SKILLS OF 2025 Empathy and act ive listen ing 61% Creative th inking 61% Leadersh ip and soc ial inﬂuence 57% Dependab ility and attent ion to deta il 52% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 52%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 86% Creative th inking 73% Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 68% Networks and cybersecur ity 65% Motivation and self-awar eness 62% 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 86% 85% Hire staff w ith new sk ills to meet emerg ing bus iness needs 81% 70% Transition ex isting staff fr om decl ining to gr owing roles 57% 51%Upskilling and reskilling outlook 46 Global 41 Would not need tra ining by 203021 Global 29 Would be upsk illed in the ir current role20 Global 19 Would be upsk illed and redeployed13 Global 11 Would be unl ikely to upsk ill1 / 2 Industry Proﬁle Real Estate -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 276