Economy Profile Working Age Population (Millions) 1 / 2 Belgium 8.2 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 Big-data analytics -100% +100% -100% +100% 52% 65% Climate-change induced investments into adapting operations Encryption and cybersecurity -100% +100% -100% +100% 48% 42% Increased adoption of new and frontier technologies Environmental management technologies (e.g. pollution abatement, recycling) -100% +100% -100% +100% 42% 41% Investments to facilitate the green transition of your business Internet of things and connected devices -100% +100% -100% +100% 38% 32% Consumers becoming more vocal on social issues Cloud computing -100% +100% -100% +100% 22% 26% Consumers becoming more vocal on environmental issues Education and workforce development technologies -100% +100% -100% +100% 18% 24% Broadening digital access Digital platforms and apps -100% +100% -100% +100% 15% 19% Rising cost of living for consumers Artificial intelligence (e.g. machine learning, neural networks) -100% +100% -100% +100% 0% 9% Role outlook Contextual indicators Churn in five years INDICATORS 0% 100% 19% Five-year structural labour-force churn (percent) Global 23% Labour force participation 58% Key roles for business transformation Roles most selected by organizations surveyed (as either growing, stable or declining), ordered by net role Vulnerable employment 11% 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% 55% 32% Digital Transformation Specialists Unemployment rate among workers with basic 12% edu. 53% 34% Data Analysts and Scientists Unemployment rate among workers with 3% advanced edu. 13% 24% Business Development Professionals Secondary Education Attainment 71% 23% 22% Sales and Purchasing Agents and Brokers Tertiary Education Attainment 36% 15% 19% Mechanics and Machinery Repairers Ease of finding skilled employees in local labour market 4.36 1=Companies cannot easily find skilled employees, 7=Companies can easily find skilled employees 9% 28% Digital Marketing and Strategy Specialists Fill vacancies by hiring foreign labour 4.92 1=Companies cannot fill vacancies by hiring foreign labour, 7=Companies can fill vacancies by hiring foreign labour 18% 19% Accountants and Auditors Country investment in mid-career training 4.60 1=Government does not invest in mid-career training, 7=Government invests in mid-career training 5% 17% Managing Directors and Chief Executives Workers' Rights Index 3 8% 14% General and Operations Managers 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 59% 42% Data Entry Clerks 1 10=The worst possible score, lower levels of compliance, 0=The best possible score, higher levels of compliance Business Services and Administration 10% 22% Managers Client Information and Customer Service 26% 20% Workers