Skill Economy & Future of Work2025
2030: +170M new roles, -92M displaced, net +78M; 39% skills obsolete in 5yr (WEF 2025)
The WEF Future of Jobs Report 2025 forecasts 170 million new roles created by 2030, while 92 million are displaced by automation, for a net gain of 78 million jobs; 39% of existing role skills will be transformed or obsolete within 5 years.
Primary source
World Economic Forum Future of Jobs Report 2025
https://www.weforum.org/reports/the-future-of-jobs-report-2025/Published 2025 — compiled by JobCannon Research.
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