Tourism overtakes industrial work in Spain for the first time
7 October 2013
Spain’s tourism industry has for the first time overtaken industry in terms of the number of jobs it generates, reports Spanish business paper Cinco Días.
Mon, 7 Oct 2013Spain’s tourism industry has for the first time overtaken industry in terms of the number of jobs it generates, reports Spanish business paper Cinco Días.
In August 2007, 2.7m Spaniards worked in industrial occupations, equivalent to 18.2% of the labour market, while tourism jobs totalled just under 2m, according to government data.
The steady rise in jobs in tourist industries totals a relatively modest 88,000 in the past six years, despite a slight blip in 2012, and it now accounts for 15.7% of the country’s workers, while industrial roles have dropped by 710,000.
Construction jobs have fallen dramatically over the past six years, while roles in commerce have remained more stable.
Cinco Días, however, notes that of the four major sectors, tourism pays the least, with an average annual salary of €14.2k (£12k), compared to a national average of €22.9k.
In August 2007, 2.7m Spaniards worked in industrial occupations, equivalent to 18.2% of the labour market, while tourism jobs totalled just under 2m, according to government data.
The steady rise in jobs in tourist industries totals a relatively modest 88,000 in the past six years, despite a slight blip in 2012, and it now accounts for 15.7% of the country’s workers, while industrial roles have dropped by 710,000.
Construction jobs have fallen dramatically over the past six years, while roles in commerce have remained more stable.
Cinco Días, however, notes that of the four major sectors, tourism pays the least, with an average annual salary of €14.2k (£12k), compared to a national average of €22.9k.
