Cedefop skills forecast: Understanding Europe’s future workforce
A data-driven tool helping people and policymakers prepare for changing jobs and skills
The Cedefop skills forecast is an online tool that explores how jobs and skills are expected to change across Europe in the coming years. Developed by the European Center for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop), it provides insights into future employment trends by sector, occupation, and level of education. The aim is simple: to help governments, businesses, and individuals make better decisions about training, careers, and workforce planning.
The forecast is based on harmonised data and a shared method applied across all EU Member States, allowing for easy comparison between countries. Updated regularly, it looks ahead to long-term developments, such as projection of job growth, replacement demand, and potential skills shortages. These insights are reviewed by national experts and consider major shifts such as digitalisation, demographic change, and the green transition. As a result, the tool acts as an ‘early warning system’ for labour market imbalances.
Users can explore datasets behind the projections, download spreadsheets, and interact with visualisations through the online platform, clearly indicating the strong relation to open data. In addition, parts of the data are accessible via application programming interfaces (APIs), which allow developers to reuse the information in apps and services. This openness encourages transparency, supports research, and enables wider use of labour market intelligence across Europe.
To explore the future of work, visit the official tool and browse country reports, datasets, and visual dashboards. The Cedefop skills forecast offers a valuable starting point for understanding tomorrow’s job market and planning your next steps.
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