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CURRENT FEATURES OF TOURISM EMPLOYEES IN CROATIA

The complexity and fragmentation of tourism leads to the question whether and to what extent is possible to determine the exact number of employees that can be attributed to tourism, which is the reason for choosing this topic for the research. First aim of the paper is to explain the complexity of labour force in tourism. Paper includes comparative analysis of tourism employment in Croatia and EU 27 countries. Second aim of the paper is to reexamine features of tourism employees: high seasonality, higher average age of employees, lower level of education, and higher share of employed women, which represents the main research question of the paper. Results and findings of the paper are based on the secondary research. Used research methods include: analysis of the existing theoretical and practical findings, the analysis of the relevant research findings available from secondary data sources, analysis of selected cases and case comparisons and descriptive statistics for the data analysis. The findings of the research showed constant growth in number of persons employed in accommodation and food service sector, both in Croatia and EU 27 countries. Total employment in EU 27 countries in analyzed period has also increased, but at a lower rate, while in Croatia it has declined, which shows the importance of tourism for the entire economy. The analysis of features of tourism employees showed that the age structure in analyzed activity has changed, which is, according to authors, the main contribution of the paper.

labour market, tourism employment, specifics of tourism employees, Croatia

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