Cedefop skills forecast: Understanding Europe’s future workforce
The Cedefop skills forecast
[https://www.cedefop.europa.eu/en/tools/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)
[https://www.cedefop.europa.eu/en], 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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Publication Date/Time
2026-06-12T08:00:00+00:00
A data-driven tool helping people and policymakers prepare for
changing jobs and skills