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Future Jobs Report: Analytical Skills in High Demand by 2025

11/21/2025

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The World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report 2025 finds analytical thinking the most sought-after skill, with 69% of employers deeming it essential.
Other important skills include resilience, flexibility, leadership, creative thinking.
By 2030, demand for AI and big data skills will rise 87%.
Conversely, manual dexterity and traditional literacy are predicted to decline.
Disruptions vary by economy, with lower-middle-income and upper-middle-income countries anticipating greater changes than high-income nations.

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The World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report 2025 finds analytical thinking the most sought-after skill, with 69% of employers deeming it essential.
Other important skills include resilience, flexibility, leadership, creative thinking.
By 2030, demand for AI and big data skills will rise 87%.
Conversely, manual dexterity and traditional literacy are predicted to decline.
Disruptions vary by economy, with lower-middle-income and upper-middle-income countries anticipating greater changes than high-income nations.