The number of employees in the tourism sector increased by more than 137,000 in June

The upward trend in the number of Social Security contributors in the tourism sector continues. In June, contributors linked to tourism activities increased in absolute terms by 137,706, reaching a total of 2,903,571 workers. This represents an increase of 5% over the same month last year. In relation to the labour market of the country as a whole, tourism employment now accounts for 13.6% of the total.

The change in contributor numbers was positive in all branches of tourism in June. In hotels and catering, the increase was 79,258 contributors (25,155 in accommodation services and 54,103 in food and beverage services), and in travel agencies and tour operators it reached 4,663 workers. Other tourism activities also recorded an overall increase of 53,785 employees.

For the Minister of Industry and Tourism Jordi Hereu, this upward trend "reaffirms the work we are doing in the Government to consolidate a tourism model that is committed to economic, social and environmental sustainability".

He also pointed out that the high standards demanded by tourists visiting our country require, in addition to a good offer, quality jobs, better salaries and digitalisation. "We will continue to work for the excellence of our tourism model, which contributes so much to our country's economy," he concluded.

Growth in the number of wage earners

In June, the number of employees in the tourism sector increased by 5.8% compared to the same month of the previous year, representing 82.5% of the total number of contributors in this sector. By branch of activity, salaried employment increased in travel agencies and tour operators (6.9%) and in hotels and restaurants (5.1%).

Self-employment in tourism, which represents 17.5% of the total number of contributing workers, increased by 5 %. In travel agencies, a year-on-year increase of 7.4% was observed, while in the hotel and catering business the number of self-employed grew slightly (0.3%).

Canary Islands, Community of Madrid and Andalusia, the fastest growing regions

In June, employment in hotels and catering and travel agencies and tour operators as a whole increased in all the Autonomous Regions except in the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla. In relative terms, the year-on-year increases in the Canary Islands (6.1%), the Community of Madrid (5.8%) and Andalusia (5.2%) stand out.

In absolute terms, the largest increase was in Andalusia (17,792 more contributors), followed by the Community of Madrid (13,300 new contributors), Catalonia (with an increase of 11,068 contributors) and the Community of Valencia (9,657 new contributors).

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