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2024 Labour Market Trend Report - The Age of Adaptability

Written by Talent Solutions, ManpowerGroup | Dec 12, 2024 8:33:03 AM

 

ManpowerGroup's major international trend report "The Age of Adaptability" dives deep into trends in the labor market in 2024. It examines, among other things, the rapid automation, the increased focus on green transition and how generative AI is changing the entire labor market

The Report in Brief


  • According to the report, artificial intelligence is expected to create more jobs and it underlines the importance of putting people at the heart of AI development.

  • The global green transition is believed to be the main job creator in the next five years. Companies' sustainability thinking affects both how attractive their products and services are, as well as how popular they are as an employer.

  • These changes place new demands on the adaptability of companies and employees and increase the demand for specialized skills. In order to cope with the transition and to bridge the generation gap, strategic retraining and further education is required.

  • Employers' need for change and technological development, and employees' demands for flexibility, autonomy and skill development land in a partially new balance with hybrid work and mutual commitment to social issues. 

 

About the report: For more than a decade, ManpowerGroup's annual trends report has analyzed the drivers affecting the labor market: changing demographics, technological advances, competitiveness and individual choice. In this year's report, 14 underlying trends are highlighted, these highlight both employees' and employers' perspectives on the labor market and offer valuable insights into a rapidly changing working life.

Get the full report here

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