World Economic Forum🟢 Positive
RSSFuture of Jobs Report 2025: 78 Million New Job Opportunities by 2030 but Urgent Upskilling Needed to Prepare Workforces
Original Published: January 7, 2025•Job Ripper Published: May 8, 2025
🎯 Impact Sentiment: Positive
📋 Summary
- By 2030, 170 million new jobs are expected due to tech, economic, and demographic shifts, but 92 million jobs will be displaced, leading to a net gain of 78 million.
- The biggest job growth will be in tech/data/AI roles and frontline sectors like care, education, delivery, and agriculture, while roles like cashiers and graphic designers see rapid decline.
- Skills gaps are a major roadblock, with 40% of current job skills expected to change and nearly 60% of the global workforce needing up- or reskilling by 2030.
- Almost 80% of employers plan to upskill staff, but without urgent cross-sector action, over 120 million workers could be at risk of redundancy as AI and other trends accelerate change.
💡 JR Insights
- 💼 Implication: Reskilling isn’t optional anymore—tech and human skills will be equally critical, and people who adapt quickly to both will have the best shot at stable, well-paid work.
- 🚨 Risk: Millions could be left behind if employers and governments drag their feet on upskilling—especially in roles being rapidly automated or disrupted by AI.
- ✨ Takeaway: Learn fast and stay flexible. Prioritize developing both tech (AI/data/cybersecurity) and people skills (analytical thinking, resilience). If you work in a shrinking role, don’t wait to pivot—transitions are coming whether you’re ready or not.