WEF_Future_of_Jobs_2023

Share of organizations surveyed (%)

0 20 40 60 80 100

FIGURE 2.1 Macrotrends driving business transformation

Source
World Economic Forum, Future of Jobs Survey 2023.

Consumers becoming more vocal on social issues

Supply shortages and/or rising cost of inputs for your business

Investments to facilitate the green transition of your business

Slower global economic growth

Increased adoption of new and frontier technologies

Broader application of Environmental,Broadening digital access

Social and Governance (ESG) standardsRising cost of living for consumers

Consumers becoming more vocal on environmental issues

Climate-change induced investments into adapting operations

Supply chains becoming more localized

Stricter government regulation of data use and technology

Ageing populations in advanced and emerging economies

Demographic dividend in developing and emerging economies

Increased geopolitical divisions

Ongoing impact of the COVID pandemic

86.2%

86.1%

80.6%

74.9%

73.0%

69.1%

68.8%

67.6%

67.5%

65.1%

Trends ranked by share of organizations surveyed that identified this trend as likely or increasingly likely to drive transformation intheir organization.

60.0%

59.2%

51.6%

49.6%

48.1%

43.1%

Share of organizations surveyed (%)

-100 -75 -50 -25 0 +25 +50 +75 +100

52.2%

51.4%

46.5%

43.9%

37.8%

36.4%

35.2%

33.7%

28.8%

16.9%

16.9%

1.6%

-0.9%

-19.3%

-23.7%

-44.4%

FIGURE 2.2 Expected impact of macrotrends on jobs, 2023–2027

Source
World Economic Forum, Future of Jobs Survey 2023.

Broadening digital access

Consumers becoming more vocal on environmental issues

Increased adoption of new and frontier technologies

Demographic dividend in developing and emerging economies

Investments to facilitate the green transition of your businessBroader application of Environmental,

Social and Governance (ESG) standardsSupply chains becoming more localized

Climate-change induced investments into adapting operations

Consumers becoming more vocal on social issues

Stricter government regulation of data use and technology

Ageing populations in advanced and emerging economies

Increased geopolitical divisions

Ongoing impact of the COVID pandemic

Rising cost of living for consumers

Supply shortages and/or rising cost of inputs for your business

Slower global economic growth

Job creator Job displacer Net effect

Share of organizations surveyed that expect each trend to create or displace jobs, ordered by job creation net effect. The shares of organizations which expect the impact of these macrotrends to be neutral are not plotted.

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