May 2023 Future of Jobs Report 2023 Appendix B Sectoral lens on macrotrends and technology FIGURE B1 Impact of macrotrends, 2023-2027 Share of organizations which expect macrotrends to drive transformation in their organization (%) a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Increased adoption of new 72 81 92 86 93 85 93 91 76 90 90 87 96 67 91 62 85 86 and frontier technologies Broadening digital access 80 77 92 86 91 82 92 91 85 88 87 83 96 95 97 77 86 88 Broader application of Environmental, 69 81 89 67 70 94 85 87 71 72 90 87 70 85 78 77 78 83 Social and Governance (ESG) standards Rising cost of living for consumers 92 74 81 95 83 62 82 83 73 65 65 76 74 70 74 74 86 81 Slower global economic growth 69 61 69 76 76 63 81 61 61 78 66 78 78 76 74 69 83 84 Investments to facilitate the green 71 81 65 67 54 86 71 70 54 52 75 79 44 63 52 62 67 75 transition of your business Supply shortages and/or rising 67 73 92 57 51 73 51 65 68 64 69 86 39 53 59 64 84 87 cost of inputs for your business Consumers becoming more vocal 59 58 77 71 79 60 72 70 60 72 63 70 78 95 72 60 68 53 on social issues Consumers becoming more vocal 64 74 73 43 53 82 66 61 53 59 77 81 61 58 53 72 69 67 on environmental issues Climate-change induced investments 53 71 73 43 49 76 70 65 59 55 71 73 48 63 60 62 66 73 into adapting operations Supply chains becoming more localized 55 77 62 62 48 64 46 61 66 55 63 73 52 55 50 54 72 79 Stricter government regulation 54 48 68 76 60 47 78 61 54 80 52 53 68 57 63 48 43 56 of data use and technology Ageing populations in advanced 45 59 54 57 62 48 53 61 54 51 40 56 57 47 59 46 69 48 and emerging economies Demographic dividend in developing 39 39 54 52 60 56 44 65 40 58 47 56 55 53 52 58 42 52 and emerging economies Increased geopolitical divisions 36 47 62 48 49 60 48 52 49 46 47 46 64 32 55 44 48 55 Ongoing impact of the COVID pandemic 55 45 46 76 60 39 37 35 49 43 34 43 57 55 42 42 48 52 Share of organization 0 50 100 a. Accommodation, Food and Leisure g. Financial Services m. Media, Entertainment and Sports b. Agriculture and Natural Resources h. Government and public sector n. Non-governmental and Membership Organisations c. Automotive and Aerospace i. Health and healthcare o. Professional Services d. Care, Personal Services and Wellbeing j. Information Technology and Digital Communications p. Real estate e. Education and training k. Infrastructure q. Retail and wholesale of consumer goods f. Energy and Materials l. Manufacturing r. Supply chain and transportation Source World Economic Forum, Future of Jobs Survey 2023. Future of Jobs Report 2023 75