20% 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 change85% Global 83% Organizations with DEI priorities Share of organ izations w ith DEI pr iorities89% 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 access81% 60% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inﬂat ion46% 50% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…41% 47% Slower econom ic growth41% 42% Increased focus on labour and social issues35% 46% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …32% 41%Increased geopol itical d ivision and conﬂicts32% 34% Growing work ing-age populat ions30% 24% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions24% 17% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions24% 40% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy 16% 21% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment14% 23% 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…100% 86% Robots and autonomous systems58% 58% Satell ites and space technolog ies40% 9% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution34% 41% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies34% 20%Quantum and encr yption29% 12% New mater ials and compos ites16% 30% Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies16% 18% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies5% 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. AI and Mach ine Lear ning Specialists65 8265 Data Analysts and Sc ientists 52 4152 Data Eng ineers 35 3635 Manag ing D irectors and Ch ief Execut ives13 513 Account ing, Bookkeep ing and Payroll Clerks-17 -1827 Adm inistrat ive Ass istants and Execut ive Secr etaries-24 -2024Skill 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 86% Leadersh ip and soc ial inﬂuence 76% Creative th inking 66% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 66% AI and b ig data 66%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 100% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 79% Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 75% Networks and cybersecur ity 75% Creative th inking 75% 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 96% 85% Accelerate the automat ion of pr ocesses and tasks 82% 73% Hire staff w ith new sk ills to meet emerg ing bus iness needs 70% 70%Upskilling and reskilling outlook 37 Global 41 Would not need tra ining by 203029 Global 29 Would be upsk illed in the ir current role24 Global 19 Would be upsk illed and redeployed11 Global 11 Would be unl ikely to upsk ill1 / 2 Industry Proﬁle Telecommunications -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 282