28% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n38% Global 39% Skill disruption Shares of cor e skills wh ich w ill change78% Global 83% Organizations with DEI priorities Share of organ izations w ith DEI pr iorities87% 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 ion69% 50% Increased focus on labour and social issues64% 46% Broaden ing d igital access60% 60% Slower econom ic growth47% 42% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions43% 40% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…41% 47%Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …30% 41% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment27% 23% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conﬂicts25% 34% Growing work ing-age populat ions24% 24% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy 18% 21% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions17% 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…87% 86% Robots and autonomous systems71% 58% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution38% 41% New mater ials and compos ites33% 30% Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies18% 18%Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies13% 20% Quantum and encr yption7% 12% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies6% 11% Satell ites and space technolog ies3% 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 Specialists44 8244 General and Operat ions Managers27 429 Business Development Profess ionals22 1922 Shop Salespersons 14 624 Account ing, Bookkeep ing and Payroll Clerks-14 -1820 Data Entr y Clerks -24 -2626Skill outlook Skills of increasing use by 2030 Skills of the most increase in use by 2030 Industr y Global CORE SKILLS OF 2025 Leadersh ip and soc ial inﬂuence 73% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 73% Analyt ical th inking 71% Empathy and act ive listen ing 68% Motivation and self-awar eness 64%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 86% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 69% Technolog ical literacy 69% Networks and cybersecur ity 68% Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 67% 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 76% 73% Hire staff w ith new sk ills to meet emerg ing bus iness needs 70% 70%Upskilling and reskilling outlook 42 Global 41 Would not need tra ining by 203029 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 Retail and wholesale of consumer goods -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 278