Economy Profile Working Age Population (Millions) 1 / 2 China 1008.8 Trend outlook Global trends and their impact on job creation Technologies and their impact on job creation Trends most most likely to drive industry transformation and their expected impact job creation, ordered by net Technologies most most likely to drive industry transformation and their expected impact job creation, ordered effect (share of organizations surveyed) by net effect (share of organizations surveyed) Job creator Job displacer Net effect Global net effect Job creator Job displacer Net effect Global net effect Investments to facilitate the green transition of your business Big-data analytics -100% +100% -100% +100% 57% 59% Climate-change induced investments into adapting operations Climate-change mitigation technology (Alternative Energy, Greenhouse gases … -100% +100% -100% +100% 51% 53% Broader application of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards Encryption and cybersecurity -100% +100% -100% +100% 51% 53% Increased adoption of new and frontier technologies Internet of things and connected devices -100% +100% -100% +100% 50% 42% Broadening digital access Digital platforms and apps -100% +100% -100% +100% 40% 38% Consumers becoming more vocal on environmental issues Cloud computing -100% +100% -100% +100% 28% 36% Consumers becoming more vocal on social issues Education and workforce development technologies -100% +100% -100% +100% 20% 28% Slower global economic growth Artificial intelligence (e.g. machine learning, neural networks) -100% +100% -100% +100% -58% 26% Role outlook Contextual indicators Churn in five years INDICATORS 0% 100% 23% Five-year structural labour-force churn (percent) Global 23% Labour force participation NA Key roles for business transformation Roles most selected by organizations surveyed (as either growing, stable or declining), ordered by net role Vulnerable employment 43% growth, and their net growth and structural churn (percent) Share of youth not in employment, education, or NET GROWTH ECONOMY GLOBAL NA ROLES -50% 0 50% CHURN CHURN training (NEET) Unemployment rate NA 48% 34% Data Analysts and Scientists Unemployment rate among workers with basic NA edu. 45% 40% AI and Machine Learning Specialists Unemployment rate among workers with NA advanced edu. 25% 25% Project Managers Secondary Education Attainment NA 23% 24% Business Development Professionals Tertiary Education Attainment NA 9% 19% Accountants and Auditors Ease of finding skilled employees in local labour market 4.78 1=Companies cannot easily find skilled employees, 7=Companies can easily find skilled employees 16% 14% General and Operations Managers Fill vacancies by hiring foreign labour 4.32 1=Companies cannot fill vacancies by hiring foreign labour, 7=Companies can fill vacancies by hiring foreign labour 22% 17% Assembly and Factory Workers Country investment in mid-career training 5.00 Accounting, Bookkeeping and Payroll 1=Government does not invest in mid-career training, 7=Government invests in mid-career training 26% 29% Clerks Workers' Rights Index 5 28% 35% Administrative and Executive Secretaries 5+=No guarantee of rights due to the breakdown of the rule of law, 1=Sporadic violations of rights Level of National Compliance with Labour Rights 36% 42% Data Entry Clerks NA 10=The worst possible score, lower levels of compliance, 0=The best possible score, higher levels of compliance