Hospitality sector employment grew by 14 per cent in 2024Credit: Shutterstock: Zixia
Aside from being a thriving economic sector, tourism is also proving vital to employment in the Valencian Community.
In fact, according to the latest data released by the Turisme Communitat Valenciana, the annual average number of people employed in this sector in 2024 was 301,800.
Tourism sector bucks the trend for employment in Valencian Community
This represents a growth rate of almost 12 per cent compared to the previous year, which is not insubstantial. However, this is even more impressive considering that the average growth across all employment sectors was only 1.8 per cent. Therefore, the tourism sector is truly bucking the trend and shows no signs of slowing down.
Delving into the figures a little deeper, two branches of tourism come out on top: hospitality and accommodation services. Compared to figures reported in 2023, hospitality saw an increase of almost 14 per cent in 2024, with accommodation services reporting a 7 per cent upturn. Put another way, this represented jobs for around 23,000 more people when comparing the two years.
According to Marian Cano, Minister of Innovation, Industry, Trade and Tourism, this growth is a strong indicator that the Valencian Community is once again facing a record year.
He further expressed that, in his opinion, “the destination is moving towards a higher quality and more diversified tourism model, in line with the tourism policies that the current Council promotes.”
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