This report from McKinsey explores the long-term effects of automation, migration, workforce transitions, and changing employment geographies. From 2003 to 2018, total employment in the EU, Switzerland, and the UK increased by nearly 10%. The report highlights that job growth has been strongest for highly skilled workers, with fewer opportunities for middle-skill jobs—a trend likely to accelerate due to COVID-19 and increased automation. Employment growth is concentrated in specific regions, and labour mobility within the EU has risen as workers from lower-income areas migrate to dynamic cities.
This report from McKinsey explores the long-term effects of automation, migration, workforce transitions, and changing employment geographies. From 2003 to 2018, total employment in the EU, Switzerland, and the UK increased by nearly 10%. The report highlights that job growth has been strongest for highly skilled workers, with fewer opportunities for middle-skill jobs—a trend likely to accelerate due to COVID-19 and increased automation. Employment growth is concentrated in specific regions, and labour mobility within the EU has risen as workers from lower-income areas migrate to dynamic cities.
