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Employment trends in the EU tourism industry post-COVID-19

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21 August 2024

Employment trends in the EU tourism industry post-COVID-19

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According to statistics, the tourism industry in the EU employed 4.9% of the workforce in Q4 2023, with women making up 53.3% of this sector.

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Austria

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czechia

Denmark

Estonia

EU-27

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Montenegro

Netherlands

North Macedonia

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Türkiye

Organisation Type

Academic/Research and VET Institutions

Company with 250 or more employees

Consumer / tourist organisation

Cultural and Heritage Organisations

Destination Management & Marketing Organisations

EU institutions

Financial Institutions and Investors

Industry Associations and Chambers of Commerce

International Organisations

Local authorities

Media/Travel Journalist Organisations

National authorities

Networks and Federations / Confederations

NGOs / Non-profits

Regional authorities

SMEs (a company with less than 250 employees)

Trade Unions

  • Specific types of tourism

    • Adventure tourism

    • Coastal, maritime and inland water tourism

    • Cultural tourism

    • Ecotourism

    • Education tourism

    • Festival tourism

    • Gastronomy tourism

    • Health and medical tourism

    • MICE tourism

    • Mountain tourism

    • Religious tourism

    • Rural tourism

    • Sports tourism

    • Urban/city tourism

    • Wellness tourism

  • Transition Pathway Strategic Areas

    • Coordinated information on travelling

    • Improving statistics and indicators

    • Innovative tourism services

  • Business activities

    • Air passenger transport

    • Camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks

    • Events catering and other food services

    • Holiday Housing / Apartments and other short stay accommodation

    • Hotel and similar accommodation

    • Mobile beverage services

    • Mobile food services

    • Other accommodation

    • Other food and beverage services

    • Other holiday reservation services

    • Restaurants, cafes and bars (Food and Beverage serving activities)

    • Tour operator activities

    • Travel agency activities

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In the fourth quarter of 2023, according to Eurostat, the tourism industry employed 4.9% of all employed individuals in the EU. Among those employed in the tourism industry, 53.3% were female, while male employees constituted 46.7%. The largest segment of employment within the tourism industry was in accommodation and food service activities, accounting for 91.9% of the total employed in this sector. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, at the end of 2019, the employment rate in the tourism industry was 5.2%. However, during the pandemic, this number declined to 4.3%. Encouragingly, the level of employment in the tourism industry has been gradually recovering each year, indicating positive changes in the industry. 

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