The world is in a worse financial position than last year, according to this study

The accounting firm Pricewaterhouse Cooper (PwC) published its fourth study on the state of the global labor market on Thursday. About 54,000 employees around the world were asked about their concerns and expectations regarding their work. The most important findings and figures at a glance.

26 percent of those surveyed say they will do so within the next 12 months change jobs want. In 2022, this value was still 19 percent. The reasons for this are the prospect of better financial incentives, but also overtime in the current job

The demographic group most likely to change jobs is Generation Z (born between 1996 and 2011): 35 percent of young people want a new job.

Gen Z is also the generation with the largest percentage of people multiple jobs at once to have. Calculated on all respondents, yes 21 percentwho have a paid part-time job.

The main reason why you have a second job is as follows 69 percent of the respondents to make more money. 36 percent hope to learn new skills and 29 percent see it as an opportunity to pursue a job that fulfills them.

It is clear that the majority would like a better financial outlook. The rising cost of living and rampant inflation have not improved the situation of the workers, on the contrary:

Only 38 percent of employees said they had left over at the end of the month money to save or for holidays etc. to have in advance. Last year this value was still 47 percent, a decrease of about 18 percent.

The share of employees who pay their bills, but afterwards unable to save or spendhas risen: from 37 percent in 2022 to 42 percent.

And those who struggle to pay their bills, or in most cases can’t, are also suffering this year: 18 percent ticked those categories this year. In 2022 there were still 12.

This was also shown by the research financial deterioration is more or less constant across all demographic groups. Only ethnic minorities are more affected “to some extent”.

According to a WEF survey, employers expect 44 percent of their employees’ skills to change dramatically over the next five years.

Employees, on the other hand, don’t see the situation as urgent: only 36 percent said the skill requirements in their jobs will change over the next five years. It doesn’t seem like a big difference, but:

Of the employees who practice a profession that no special training assumes (approximately 47 percent of all employees), it is only a seventh, which sees a major change coming in the next five years. This is at least 51 percent for specialists.

Probably the biggest change that is coming and that is already happening is the implementation of artificial intelligence in work processes. While certain media are already reporting that this AI is going to steal our jobs from all of us, employees see it differently.

think so 31 percent of respondents who use artificial intelligence their Increase productivity in the workplace become. 27 percent believe AI offers them opportunities to learn new skills. At least 22 percent of those surveyed think AI will not affect their work in any way.

However, attitudes towards artificial intelligence are not always positive: 18 percent fear that the introduction of AI will force them to learn new skills. 14 percent fear that AI will negatively affect their day-to-day work. And 13 percent see hers Workplace threatened by artificial intelligence.

(cpf)