FIGURE B2 Impact of macrotrends on jobs, 2023-2027 Net difference between the shares of organizations which expect macrotrends to create and displace jobs between 2023 and 2027 (%). The share of organizations predicting a neutral impact on employment is not used in the calculation. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Increased adoption of new 21 40 67 33 44 34 28 10 48 53 38 25 57 43 47 25 27 21 and frontier technologies Broadening digital access 33 29 63 33 52 16 22 14 34 59 27 22 64 47 51 5 31 0 Broader application of Environmental, 30 40 57 71 64 60 49 50 33 53 67 50 19 59 42 45 44 43 Social and Governance (ESG) standards Rising cost of living for consumers -3 -26 -5 10 -26 -5 -26 11 -21 -15 -14 -25 -29 -29 -17 -15 -22 -33 Slower global economic growth -19 -58 -39 -6 -30 -42 -47 -14 -44 -42 -29 -56 -22 -44 -35 -35 -39 -54 Investments to facilitate the green 56 56 71 36 44 66 41 50 43 47 63 57 70 83 35 73 40 41 transition of your business Supply shortages and/or rising -12 -32 -21 0 -40 -13 -23 -13 -4 -22 -23 -24 -45 -40 -18 -38 -39 -33 cost of inputs for your business Consumers becoming more vocal 22 39 45 57 43 38 17 25 30 21 30 25 22 58 35 13 41 15 on social issues Consumers becoming more vocal 32 57 63 67 50 45 27 71 37 30 37 34 29 55 41 33 25 19 on environmental issues Climate-change induced investments 15 41 42 44 50 58 40 40 18 51 58 47 45 50 46 44 23 32 into adapting operations Supply chains becoming more localized 0 40 60 50 71 70 80 25 60 50 62 41 50 100 45 50 38 33 Stricter government regulation -5 0 12 31 14 12 32 7 10 22 17 14 -13 17 25 -17 11 3 of data use and technology Ageing populations in advanced 41 18 22 50 23 16 15 0 52 20 -11 21 15 11 18 8 5 0 and emerging economies Demographic dividend in developing 40 50 43 46 42 37 46 20 40 34 38 37 17 40 44 -13 22 35 and emerging economies Increased geopolitical divisions -7 0 -13 30 0 -2 -12 0 -5 4 19 12 -14 17 -6 -10 -3 -17 Ongoing impact of the COVID pandemic -19 22 -25 38 -3 0 -5 50 50 2 13 -6 -23 -18 -7 -46 3 3 Fewer jobs More jobs -100 -50 0 50 100 a. Accommodation, Food and Leisure j. Information Technology and Digital Communications b. Agriculture and Natural Resources k. Infrastructure c. Automotive and Aerospace l. Manufacturing d. Care, Personal Services and Wellbeing m. Media, Entertainment and Sports e. Education and training n. Non-governmental and Membership Organisations f. Energy and Materials o. Professional Services g. Financial Services p. Real estate h. Government and public sector q. Retail and wholesale of consumer goods i. Health and healthcare r. Supply chain and transportation Source World Economic Forum, Future of Jobs Survey 2023. Future of Jobs Report 2023 76