THE MOST IN-DEMAND SKILLS AND INFLATION FIGURES

Here are two positive trends worthy of note.

POSITIVE TREND #1: THE MOST IN-DEMAND SKILLS

The World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs 2023 report predicts analytical thinking, creative thinking, and AI and big data as the most in-demand skills by 2027.

Job displacement is nothing new. Be it technology, trade, or just disinterest, the market can never guarantee that a certain skill in use today will be useful tomorrow. By the same token, we cannot predict with total accuracy which skills will be the most in demand, but current trends point to the skills listed in the graph below.

This is useful for anyone considering a change of career, but I encourage the reader to do further research before making a decision.

Read the full article from WEF here.
Watch a brief video on LinkedIn here.

POSITIVE TREND #2: FOOD INFLATION ON THE DECLINE

This next trend affects your wallet and your stomach (and by extension, your health). The OECD reported a decrease in food inflation in February. The report was last updated last week on April 8th. This is very good news for those living on fixed incomes.

I need to stress that although the rate of inflation for food is decreasing, it does not suggest that the price of food itself is going down. Nonetheless, this information can help predict the cost of food in the coming months.

Get access to the full report here.

-Myron