Interest is growing in understanding both the evolving, future nature of work and the skills, knowledge, and credentials workers need to succeed within it. These interconnected concepts offer complementary perspectives on how work and employability are changing in response to technology, economic shifts, and societal trends.

• Future of Employment: Focuses on individuals’ ability to obtain, maintain, and advance in meaningful work. It emphasizes the skills, adaptability, credentials, and lifelong learning strategies that help workers remain relevant as the labor market evolves.

• Future of Work: Focuses on the evolving structure, organization, and nature of work itself. It examines how jobs, tasks, workplace models, and labor market dynamics are changing, often driven by technology, automation, artificial intelligence, and shifting work norms.