Industry cluster Industry Government and Public Sector Government and Public Sector Health and Healthcare Medical and Healthcare Services Information Technology and Digital Communications Information and Technology Services Telecommunications Infrastructure Engineering and Construction Water and Waste Management Manufacturing Advanced Manufacturing Electronics Production of Consumer Goods Media, Entertainment and Sports Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Media and Publishing Non-Governmental and Membership Organizations Extraterritorial Organizations and Bodies Non-Profit Organizations, Professional Bodies and Unions Professional Services Business Support and Premises Maintenance Services Employment Services Research, Design and Business Management Services Real Estate Real Estate Retail and Wholesale of Consumer Goods Retail and Wholesale of Consumer Goods Supply Chain and Transportation Supply Chain and TransportationTaxonomy of industry categories TABLE A1 Metrics Statistical samples presented in this report correspond to organizations’ self-reported economies and industries of operation. Each organization which responded to the Future of Jobs Survey was permitted to associate itself with up to 10 economies and up to three industries of operation.Most metrics presented in this report are shares of respondents identifying their organization with a business strategy/impact or the mean value of a metric relating to business operations which was directly estimated by respondents. A small number of metrics relating to labour markets and skills are derived from information provided in different formats. These are described below. Net growth in employment and labour-market churn This edition of the Future of Jobs Report continues to estimate growth and labour-market churn in the next five years. Net growth represents the forecast increase or decrease in the size of a workforce, either as a fraction of its current size, or in millions of employees. Labour-market churn represents the sum of job losses and created jobs in a workforce as a fraction of its initial size. In this report both concepts are applied to roles in the jobs taxonomy (see Table A3) and industries in the industry taxonomy (see Table A1). The figures correspond to changes forecast by survey respondents for a five-year period between 2025 and 2030, with the survey being administered from May to August 2024. Metrics relating to both concepts reflect forecast structural changes in employment across Future of Jobs Report 2025 99