this Gezi still established in a vigorous revival after the collapse caused by the pandemic. While the sector is waiting to learn whether the feared breakout in the last months of the year has been confirmed due to economic uncertainties, the sector travel request recovery It is a situation that directly affects employment.
The industry is accumulating four months in a row above the levels recorded before the covid hit and sped up in July to signal a pace of new job creation, amid a job boom during the summer season. all-time high Number of workers as reported by El Periódico de España.
Companies in different branches of tourism activity 2.702 million members Social SecurityIt was the best month in the industry’s history, surpassing the 2.626 million worker record reached in August 2019.
According to the data of the Ministry of Social Security and Industry, Trade and Tourism, the tourism sector totaled 143,524 new jobs5.6% increase from July 2021. Also, Spain’s economy as a whole registered as tourism continued to create jobs last month (with 83,000 new Social Security members), according to official records. First July with job destructionWith 7,400 fewer affiliates.
“The industry capitalizes on the desire to travel that both residents and international travelers have. for now, most inflation does not affect Industry, Trade and Tourism Minister Reyes Maroto emphasized that the travel decision and the measures taken by the government, such as fuel discounts or tax cuts such as lowering the VAT on electricity, relieved many families.
tourist employment No increase in all branches activity. The hotel industry gained 198,931 affiliates (122,530 in food and beverage services and 76,401 in hospitality services), and travel agencies added 5,203 workers. But the remainder of tourism activity jointly suffered a decline at 60,610 affiliates.
stable employment
“Good employment data One of the sectors that will contribute the most to job creation and recovery Also, the quality of employment is improving thanks to the labor reform approved by the Government.”
Employment stability, which also benefits from large tourism groups. The lobby Exceltur, which brings together thirty of the largest companies in the industry (including Meliá, NH, Iberia, Globalia, Riu or Amadeus), underlines the temporary nature of new jobs in the tourism industry, the temporary nature of new jobs in the tourism industry. The summer season had already been cut in half.
A more stability He was motivated by the implementation of the government-sanctioned labor reform, which reduced the cases where companies could sign temporary contracts and resulted in a rapid increase in indefinite contracts. According to Exceltur’s last quarterly report, while 92% of new contracts signed by tourism companies in April and May 2019 before the pandemic were temporary, this rate has been halved and remained at 46% this year.