Economy Profile Working Age Population (Millions) 1 / 2 Bahrain NA 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 Broader application of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards Encryption and cybersecurity -100% +100% -100% +100% 60% 78% Investments to facilitate the green transition of your business Big-data analytics -100% +100% -100% +100% 51% 75% Increased adoption of new and frontier technologies Artificial intelligence (e.g. machine learning, neural networks) -100% +100% -100% +100% 40% 50% Broadening digital access Digital platforms and apps -100% +100% -100% +100% 33% 47% Consumers becoming more vocal on social issues Cloud computing -100% +100% -100% +100% 28% 44% Stricter government regulation of data use and technology E-commerce and digital trade -100% +100% -100% +100% 27% 44% Rising cost of living for consumers Internet of things and connected devices -100% +100% -100% +100% -29% 42% Slower global economic growth Education and workforce development technologies -100% +100% -100% +100% -56% 32% Role outlook Contextual indicators Churn in five years INDICATORS 0% 100% 26% 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 1% 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% 40% AI and Machine Learning Specialists Unemployment rate among workers with basic NA edu. 45% 35% Business Intelligence Analysts Unemployment rate among workers with NA advanced edu. 45% 34% Data Analysts and Scientists Secondary Education Attainment 69% 28% 24% Business Development Professionals Tertiary Education Attainment NA 23% 32% Digital Transformation Specialists Ease of finding skilled employees in local labour market 4.57 1=Companies cannot easily find skilled employees, 7=Companies can easily find skilled employees Business Services and Administration 24% 22% Fill vacancies by hiring foreign labour Managers 5.45 1=Companies cannot fill vacancies by hiring foreign labour, 7=Companies can fill vacancies by hiring foreign labour 9% 12% Human Resources Specialists Country investment in mid-career training 4.84 1=Government does not invest in mid-career training, 7=Government invests in mid-career training 18% 14% General and Operations Managers Workers' Rights Index 5 20% 19% Accountants and Auditors 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 Accounting, Bookkeeping and Payroll 38% 29% NA 10=The worst possible score, lower levels of compliance, 0=The best possible score, higher levels of Clerks compliance 38% 35% Administrative and Executive Secretaries 39% 42% Data Entry Clerks