The tourism sector registered almost three million employed workers (2.9) until May, a month in which the number of affiliates to Social Security increased by 3.5% compared to the same month of the previous year, according to data published this Tuesday by Turespaña, which reflect that the largest relative increase occurred in the Canary Islands, of 4.1%.
Specifically, in May the affiliates linked to tourism activities increased in absolute terms by 101,848 workers.
In relation to the labor market of the entire country, which grew by 2.7% year-on-year in May, tourism employment accounted for 13.7% of the total number of affiliates.
This May, the variation of affiliates was positive in all tourism branches. In hospitality, the increase was 57,994 affiliates (18,950 in accommodation services and 39,044 in food and beverage services), while in travel agencies there was an increase of 2,360 workers. In other tourism activities, the increase was 41,494 workers.
Salaried employees rise by 4% and the self-employed by 1.3%
The number of salaried employees in the tourism sector increased by 4% in May compared to the same month of the previous year and represented 83% of the total number of affiliated workers in said sector.
By branches of activity, salaried employment increased in travel agencies and tour operators (2.7%) and hospitality (3.5%), and, within this, it grew by 4.4% in accommodation services and 3.2% in food and beverage services.
For its part, self-employment in tourism, which represents 17% of the total number of affiliated workers, increased by 1.3%. In the hospitality activity it grew by 0.4%, with a smaller increase in food and beverage services (0.3%) than in accommodation services (2.7%). In travel agencies, the increase was 5.1%.
Employment in the hospitality and travel agencies and tour operators as a whole increased in May in all communities. In relative terms, the community that grew the most in this month was Canary Islands, with a 4.1% increase; followed by Andalusia, with 3.8%.
