May 2023 Future of Jobs Report 2023 Appendix A Analysis methodology This report is based on an analysis of the results of Representativeness the fourth edition of an extensive survey of senior executives leading people and culture, strategy and innovation functions within leading global The survey set out to represent the current employers. Established in 2015, the Future of Jobs strategies, projections and estimates of global Survey has been instrumental in providing insights businesses, with a focus on large multinational into the evolution of jobs and skills under the Fourth companies and more localized companies which Industrial Revolution. It is a pioneering measurement are of significance due to their employee or revenue tool that enables companies and governments to size. As such, there are three areas of the future map their workforce planning for the next five years. of jobs that remain out of scope for this report; The survey data is collected across countries and namely, the future of jobs as it relates to the industries, providing a much-needed compass for activities of small enterprises, the public sector and private- and public-sector leaders who strive to the informal sector. ensure a better future of work for all. The Future of Jobs Survey was distributed through collaboration between the World Economic Forum Survey design and its regional survey partners, amplified by the World Economic Forum’s extensive network and its constituents. The survey is also the result The survey builds on the methodology from the of cross-departmental coordination within the previous survey editions. Following survey best World Economic Forum. The Forum’s Centre for practices and informed by literature review, several Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains; questions were refined and new questions were Centre for Energy and Materials; Centre for added. Financial and Monetary Systems; Centre for Health and Healthcare; Platform for Shaping the Future of The survey consists of four interrelated parts. Digital Economy and New Value Creation; Centre Business Trends 2022-2027 focuses on the trends for the Fourth Industrial Revolution and Global that are likely to transform industries in the next Industries Team supported the report team’s efforts five years and their job-creation outlook. It also to collect relevant samples. For key partners in examines technology adoption at the organization the survey distribution process, please refer to the level, and its impact on jobs. Occupation Trends Survey Partners and Acknowledgements sections. 2022-2027 maps the mass-employment and specialized and strategic roles that are relevant to Detailed sample design specifications were shared businesses and how these are expected to evolve with survey partners, requesting that the sample of until 2027. Skill Trends 2022-2027 analyses the companies targeted for participation in the survey priorities of businesses in terms of skills and collects should be drawn from a cross-section of leading information on training programmes and employee companies that make up an economy or region’s reskilling needs and efforts. Workforce Practices business. The target companies were specified as 2022-2027 explores the talent strategies and talent- the largest multinational and national companies, management practices in organizations. significant in terms of revenue or employee size. The threshold was set at companies with 100 The survey is comprised of 44 questions and was employees or more as questions concerning made available in 12 languages: Arabic, Chinese technology absorption and its consequential impact (simplified), Czech, Georgian, Hebrew, Japanese, on employee planning are most relevant for larger Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Thai companies with a significant share of employment. and Turkish. The survey collection process was conducted via Qualtrics, with data collection The final sub-selection of countries with data of spanning a four-month period from November 2022 sufficient quality to be featured in the report was to February 2023. based on the overall number of responses from Future of Jobs Report 2023 62