35% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n37% Global 39% Skill disruption Shares of cor e skills wh ich w ill change84% Global 83% Organizations with DEI priorities Share of organ izations w ith DEI pr iorities88% 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% Broaden ing d igital access56% 60% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …50% 41% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inﬂat ion50% 50% Increased focus on labour and social issues44% 46% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions44% 40%Increased geopol itical d ivision and conﬂicts43% 34% Slower econom ic growth40% 42% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment36% 23% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy 29% 21% Growing work ing-age populat ions26% 24% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions20% 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…92% 86% Robots and autonomous systems66% 58% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution56% 41% New mater ials and compos ites31% 30% Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies25% 18%Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies20% 20% Satell ites and space technolog ies17% 9% Quantum and encr yption8% 12% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies6% 11% 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. Autonomous and Electr ic Vehicle Specialists53 4853 AI and Mach ine Lear ning Specialists41 8241 Supply Cha in and Log istics Spec ialists21 1723 General and Operat ions Managers4 414 Account ing, Bookkeep ing and Payroll Clerks-19 -1829 Adm inistrat ive Ass istants and Execut ive Secr etaries-21 -2023Skill 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 70% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 67% Leadersh ip and soc ial inﬂuence 59% Resour ce management and operat ions 56% Motivation and self-awar eness 54%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 94% Technolog ical literacy 77% Networks and cybersecur ity 76% Analyt ical th inking 70% 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 80% 85% Hire staff w ith new sk ills to meet emerg ing bus iness needs 70% 70% Accelerate the automat ion of pr ocesses and tasks 67% 73%Upskilling and reskilling outlook 42 Global 41 Would not need tra ining by 203030 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 Supply-chain and transportation -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 280