Companies in Colombia anticipate labour-market changes due to broadening digital access, increased efforts to reduce carbon emissions and greater focus on labour and social issues over the 2025-2030 period: 65% identify skills gaps as a key barrier to transformation and 61% cite outdated or inflexible regulatory frameworks. However, employers operating in Colombia are more positive than global peers regarding their future talent availability outlook, with 47% expecting talent availability to improve by 2030. To improve talent retention, respondents are planning to focus on employee health and well-being and improving employee progression. By 2030, broadening digital access and climate- change mitigation are expected to shape the labour market in Mexico. Ninety-five percent of companies operating in the country expect AI tools to transform their operations in the next five years, and 63% anticipate making greater use of robotics, with 82% of employers aiming to accelerate automation of tasks over the same time horizon. Information Security Analysts and Big Data Specialists are projected to be among the fastest-growing job roles in the country. Employers in Mexico are positive about talent retention, with 53% expecting improvements (compared to 44% globally). In addition to AI and big data and creative thinking skills, companies anticipate placing greater emphasis on resilience, flexibility and agility as well as environmental stewardship, with 73% and 69% of firms, respectively, expecting these skills to see rising demand. Future of Jobs Report 2025 76