Employment in tourism grows by 5.4% in the second quarter due to the improvement in activity
The 3.2 million workers employed in the sector represent 14% of all employed people.
The number of workers in the tourism sector grew in the second quarter due to the increase in activity in the sector. Between April and June, 3.2 million people were employed in tourist activities, which represents an increase of 5.4% compared to the same period of the previous year, meaning the sector had 162,000 more workers, according to data published this Friday by Turespaña, the Spanish tourism institute dependent on the Ministry of Industry.
If the total data is compared to the rest of the employed population in Spain, tourism has constituted 14% of employment in these three months, in which an increase in visits is already detected. This year, in addition, the sector detects a certain shift of tourists from areas closer to the conflict in the Middle East, which benefits Spanish destinations.
Translated by urgent.news from El Pais Economia's report; automated translation may contain errors. Machine-written — it may contain errors, so check the original before relying on it.
