{
  "id": 260956,
  "title": "Employment in tourism grows by 5.4% in the second quarter due to the improvement in activity",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/el-empleo-en-el-turismo-crece-un-5-4-en-el-segundo-trimestre-por-la",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-07T09:21:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "El Pais Economia",
    "slug": "el-pais-economia",
    "url": "https://elpais.com/economia/2026-08-07/el-empleo-en-el-turismo-crece-un-54-en-el-segundo-trimestre-por-la-mejora-de-la-actividad.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "El número de trabajadores en el sector turístico ha aumentado en un 5,4% en el segundo trimestre, alcanzando 3,2 millones de personas entre abril y junio. Este crecimiento representa un incremento de 162,000 trabajadores en comparación con el mismo periodo del año anterior, según datos publicados por Turespaña, el instituto español de turismo. El sector turístico ahora constituye el 14% del empleo total en España y ha experimentado un aumento en las visitas, lo que también se debe a un flujo de turistas desde zonas cercanas al conflicto en Oriente Próximo.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}