Contents © 2025 World Economic Forum. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system.Disclaimer This document is published by the World Economic Forum as a contribution to a project, insight area or interaction. The findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed herein are a result of a collaborative process facilitated and endorsed by the World Economic Forum but whose results do not necessarily represent the views of the World Economic Forum, nor the entirety of its Members, Partners or other stakeholders.Preface Key findings Part I: The Future of Jobs 2025 Introduction: The global labour market landscape in 2025 1 Drivers of labour-market transformation 1.1 Expected impact of macrotrends on business transformation 2 Jobs outlook 2.1 Total job growth and loss 2.2 Expected impact of macrotrends on employment 3 Skills outlook 3.1 Expected disruptions to skills 3.2 Drivers of skill disruption 3.3 Reskilling and upskilling strategies 4 Workforce strategies 4.1 Barriers to transformation 4.2 Improving talent availability 5 Region, economy and industry insights 5.1 Region and economy insights 5.2 Industry insights Conclusions Endnotes Appendix: Report Methodology User Guide Contributors Collaborators Acknowledgments4 5 7 8 10 10 18 18 25 32 32 43 45 49 49 52 65 65 81 94 95 97 108 222 223 224 Future of Jobs Report 2025 January 2025 Future of Jobs Report 2025 3