Spain Tourism Jobs Near 3.1 Million After 110,712 July Gain
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Updated · Surinenglish.com · Aug 24
Spain Tourism Jobs Near 3.1 Million After 110,712 July Gain
3 articles · Updated · Surinenglish.com · Aug 24
Summary
110,712 new July registrations pushed Spain’s tourism-linked employment close to 3.1 million, up 3.7% from a year earlier.
70,409 of those additions came from hospitality, led by 49,163 new food-and-drink jobs and 21,246 in accommodation, making the sector the main engine of the summer hiring surge.
13.9% of all Social Security registrations now come from tourism, while Spain’s total employment reached a record 22.5 million workers, up 2.8% year on year.
85% of tourism jobs were salaried, with employee numbers rising 4.1%; self-employment grew 1.8% and accounted for the remaining 15%.
Travel agencies lost 1,587 workers in July, though the Tourism Ministry said the drop was distorted by changes to Spain’s economic-activity classification rather than a clean fall in jobs.