Economy Profile Working Age Population (Millions) 1 / 2 Hong Kong SAR, China 5.9 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 Climate-change induced investments into adapting operations Encryption and cybersecurity -100% +100% -100% +100% 77% 63% Broader application of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards E-commerce and digital trade -100% +100% -100% +100% 71% 56% Investments to facilitate the green transition of your business Big-data analytics -100% +100% -100% +100% 50% 55% Increased adoption of new and frontier technologies Digital platforms and apps -100% +100% -100% +100% 45% 43% Broadening digital access Artificial intelligence (e.g. machine learning, neural networks) -100% +100% -100% +100% 40% 41% Consumers becoming more vocal on environmental issues Internet of things and connected devices -100% +100% -100% +100% 29% 35% Consumers becoming more vocal on social issues Education and workforce development technologies -100% +100% -100% +100% 17% 19% Rising cost of living for consumers Cloud computing -100% +100% -100% +100% -35% 6% Role outlook Contextual indicators Churn in five years INDICATORS 0% 100% 18% Five-year structural labour-force churn (percent) Global 23% Labour force participation 62% Key roles for business transformation Roles most selected by organizations surveyed (as either growing, stable or declining), ordered by net role Vulnerable employment 6% growth, and their net growth and structural churn (percent) Share of youth not in employment, education, or NET GROWTH ECONOMY GLOBAL 7% ROLES -50% 0 50% CHURN CHURN training (NEET) Unemployment rate 5% 26% 34% Data Analysts and Scientists Unemployment rate among workers with basic 6% edu. 12% 20% Supply Chain and Logistics Specialists Unemployment rate among workers with 3% advanced edu. 2% 17% Financial Analysts Secondary Education Attainment 64% Accounting, Bookkeeping and Payroll 8% 29% Tertiary Education Attainment 23% Clerks 19% 14% General and Operations Managers Ease of finding skilled employees in local labour market 4.93 1=Companies cannot easily find skilled employees, 7=Companies can easily find skilled employees 16% 42% Data Entry Clerks Fill vacancies by hiring foreign labour 4.40 1=Companies cannot fill vacancies by hiring foreign labour, 7=Companies can fill vacancies by hiring foreign labour Country investment in mid-career training 4.39 1=Government does not invest in mid-career training, 7=Government invests in mid-career training Workers' Rights Index 5 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 NA 10=The worst possible score, lower levels of compliance, 0=The best possible score, higher levels of compliance