EU
Slovenia
~30%
Work in exposed occupations
~297 k · estimate · 2025
3.4%
Unemployment
−0.1 pp (Jul 2026)
Aug 2026
14.3%
Youth unemployment (<25)
Jun 2026
2.5%
Job vacancy rate
Q2 2026
78.3%
Employment rate (20–64)
2025
22%
Firms using AI
2025 · EU average 20%
0.63
IMF AI Preparedness Index
IMF · 2023
994 k
Employed
2025 · Eurostat
Unemployment, monthly
SloveniaEU27Eurostat une_rt_m · seasonally adjusted
Who does what? — employment by occupational group
Tile size is the number employed, colour the group's average AI exposure.
Out of 100 workers — Slovenia
- 51Not exposed
- 19Minimal
- 4Low
- 11Medium
- 9High
- 6Highest
Outlook to 2035 (Cedefop)
The fastest growing and shrinking occupational groups between 2025 and 2035.
−1.0%
Change 2025→2035
248 k
Total expected openings
2025–2035
259 k
Replacement demand
−11 k
Expansion
- Information and communications technology professionals+45.9%
- Health professionals+30.7%
- Personal care workers+28.6%
- Information and communications technicians+21.3%
- Handicraft and printing workers+19.5%
- Science and engineering professionals+19.5%
- Production and specialised services managers−31.3%
- Market-oriented skilled agricultural workers−35.3%
- Protective services workers−35.6%
- Chief executives, senior officials and legislators−35.6%
- Health associate professionals−43.4%
- Hospitality, retail and other services managers−57.0%
Cedefop Skills Forecast 2026
What employers say (WEF 2025)
12%
expected job churn by 2030
global: 22%
37%
of skills will change
global: 39%
75%
of firms run AI programmes
global: 88%
Small employer sample per country — indicative, not a precise measurement. WEF Future of Jobs Report 2025.