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Around 40% of non-adopting employers in manufacturing and finance say skills are the main barrier; more than half of SMEs not using generative AI say the same.
~40%employers in manufacturing and finance not yet using AI who cite lack of skills as the reason
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Distinguishes AI literacy (understanding), AI competency (applying responsibly) and AI skills (granular, practised and demonstrable).
more than a hundredskills in the full AI Skills Framework
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Hardest-to-find skills: AI model and application development (20%), AI literacy (19%), engineering (19%), sales and marketing (18%), manufacturing and production (17%).
39,063employers interviewed in 41 countries, October 2025
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Hiring is down 20% to 35% from pre-pandemic levels in advanced economies, but up in India (+40%) and the UAE (+37%).
20%global hiring below pre-pandemic levels