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Dec 16, 2025 · Industry Insights

Why Global High‑Skill Talent Mobility Is Slowing While AI Talent Explodes

BCG’s Q4 2025 Top Talent Tracker reveals an 8.5% drop in cross‑border movement of high‑skill workers—the first decline since 2020—driven by tighter immigration in Canada and the UK, economic uncertainty and weaker hiring, while AI talent grows 528% and the United States, UAE and Saudi Arabia gain market share, with Indian universities supplying the majority of AI graduates.