According to the Workforce Skills Forecast 2025, released by enterprise software firm ServiceNow in collaboration with Pearson, projects that the UAE will need to add 1.03 million workers by 2030, representing a 12.1 per cent increase in its human workforce. This places the country among the fastest growing labour markets globally, ahead of major economies including the United States, the United Kingdom and India.
The report attributes the expansion primarily to economic growth and rising demand for skills linked to digital transformation.
UAE to add more than one million jobs by 2030
September 20, 2026
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Busiupp Editorial
The UAE is set to add more than one million new jobs by the end of the decade, with technology roles expected to grow at more than four times the pace of the overall workforce.