Tourexpi
This
represents an increase of 82,821 workers compared with the same month in 2024,
equivalent to a 2.9% rise. Tourism employment accounts for 13.8% of all
registered workers in Spain, compared with overall national employment growth
of 2.3% in July.
Growth
across all tourism-related activities
All
branches of the tourism sector recorded employment growth in July. Hospitality
added 40,157 workers (16,708 in accommodation services and 23,449 in food and
beverage services). Travel agencies registered an increase of 1,014 workers,
while other tourism-related activities grew by 41,650.
Employees
continue to drive growth
Salaried
employment in the tourism sector, which accounts for 82.9% of all affiliated
workers, rose by 3.3% year-on-year in July. By subsector, employment increased
by 0.8% in travel agencies and tour operators, and by 2.5% in hospitality.
Within hospitality, employment grew by 3.5% in accommodation services and by
2.1% in food and beverage services.
Self-employment,
representing 17.1% of total tourism employment, rose by 0.7%. Within this,
hospitality recorded a marginal 0.1% increase, while travel agencies reported a
stronger year-on-year rise of 3% in self-employed workers.
Overall,
hospitality and travel agencies/tour operators together – which represent 69.1%
of all tourism-related Social Security affiliations – posted a combined
year-on-year increase of 2% in July.
Regional
highlights: Canary Islands and Andalucía lead growth
Employment
in hospitality and travel agencies/tour operators grew across all autonomous
regions in July, except in Ceuta and Melilla. In absolute terms, the largest
increase was recorded in Andalucía, with 11,577 additional workers. In relative
terms, the strongest growth occurred in the Canary Islands (+3.3%) and
Andalucía (+3.2%).
For
the full set of Social Security affiliation statistics, please visit:
[Turespaña Statistics Portal]
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Credit: © AA
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