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Tourism Jobs
Since 1985, tourism-related employment has increased by nearly 70% while total employment across all sectors has risen by less than 20%. Over the last five years tourism related employment has grown by 9% across Great Britain.
While employment has grown in all sectors of the tourism related industries, the most marked increase is in restaurants and cafes. The main sectors of tourism-related industries, and the numbers they employed in June 2003, are as follows:
- Hotels and other accommodation - 392,700
- Restaurants, cafes etc - 590,400
- Bars, pubs, clubs etc - 568,200
- Travel agencies, tour operators - 117,200
- Libraries, museums, other culture - 86,700
- Sports activities - 412,900
Over the last five years, tourism related employment has grown by 9% across Great Britain.
The regional growth from 1998 to 2003 for tourism-related employment (excludes self-employed) was London 18%, South East 17%, West Midlands 17%, East Anglia 15%, South West 13%, North West 9%, Yorkshire and Humberside 8%, East Midlands 6%, Wales 2%, Scotland 2% and North 0%. Tourism-related employment has therefore risen in every region but one and has not fallen in any.
Source: 'Labour Market Review 2003'
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