Future of Jobs Report 2025

Future of Jobs Report 2025: The World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2025 and QS’s World Future Skills Index highlight the urgency of aligning educational strategies with the evolving demands of the global economy, offering critical insights into the state of India’s workforce and preparedness for the future.

• Key highlights: Highlights significant forces driving global labour market changes by 2030.

o Key drivers include technological advancements, demographic shifts, geo-economic fragmentation, economic uncertainties, and the green transition.

o 60% of employers identify technological change and digital access as major drivers.

o 50% of employers expect economic factors like job displacement to reshape industries.

o 59 out of 100 workers will require training in analytical thinking, resilience, and technological literacy.

o Roles like Big Data specialists and AI engineers are expected to grow.

o Emphasises need for advanced technical and cognitive skills and soft skills like emotional intelligence, adaptability, and leadership.

• About QS World Future Skills Index: India ranks second globally in preparedness for AI and green skills. India scores 99.1 in ‘Future of Work’, but only 59.1 in ‘Skills Fit’.
• About World Economic Forum: Established in 1971 as a not-for-profit foundation by Klaus Schwab, recognised as an international organization in 2015.

o Publishes reports like: Global Competitiveness Report → Global Information Technology Report → Global Gender Gap Report → Global Risks Report → Global Travel and Tourism Report → Global Enabling Trade Report

o Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland