The tourist accommodation sector employs 2.3 million in the European Union

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Industry, trade and services
Tourism
Target audience: Specialised/Technical

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• Tourism
• Economic statistics

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• Publié par: EUROPEAN-COMMISSION-EUROSTAT
• Nombre de lectures: 48
• Langue: English

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Industry, trade and services   Author: Christophe DEMUNTER

  

  S t a t i s t i c s i n F o c u s   90/2008

  The tourist accommodation sector employs 2.3 million in the European Union The importance of the tourism industry for Highlights economic, social and cultural development in Europe and the role of tourism as a •   The tourist accommodation sector accounts for driver of development and socioeconomic more than 25% of employment in the hotels, integration are generally acknowledged. r s e li s g t h a tl u y r   a o n v t e s r     a 1 n % d     o c f a  t t h er e i   n e g n   t ( ir h e o  l r a e b c o a) u   r se m c a t r o k r  e a t  n in d  t  f h o e r     EU .    This publication takes a look at the • With a relatively high share of female workers (60%) contribution made by the tourism industry   and of workers with low formal educational to the labour market in the EU, focusing on qualifications (36%), tourist accommodation is a the pattern of employment in the tourist source of jobs for certain at-risk groups on the accommodation sector. European labour market. Nevertheless, the jobs tend to be less stable. • The tourism industry is strongly affected by   seasonal influences, leading to – on average across the EU – 10% more employment in the summer season. •   Regions attracting large numbers of tourists very often have an unemployment rate below the national average.

 

Figure 1: Share of persons employed, by economic activity, by gender and full-time/part-time, EU-27 (2007) All economic activities (1)  Hotels and restaurants  Tourist accommodation sector (1)  sector (2)

51

30

14 4

36 36

8 20

36 45

4 15

Wo men, full-time Wo men, part-time  Wo men, full-time Wo men, part-time  Wo men, full-time Wo men, part-time M en, part-time M en, full-time  M en, part-time M en, full-time  M en, part-time M en, full-time   Source: Eurostat, EU Labour Force Survey Notes:   1)  “All economic activities” and “Hotels and restaurants sector”: data by gender based on data for 26 Member States  (not including LU) and full-time/part-time breakdown based on data for 22 Member States (not including EE, IE, LV, LT and LU; 2) “Tourist accommodation sector” based on data for 19 Member States that account for 81% of EU employment in this sector (not including BE, EE, IE, LV, LT, LU, SI and UK).