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The significance of tourism as an employment generator in the EU labor market

The mail aim of this paper is to analyze the tourism sector with focus on its contribution to the labor market in the European Union. Several important features of the labor market are emphasized. The intention of this paper is to stress the importance of the tourism industry as a key driver of socioeconomic progress through employment, revenues and overall development. The paper’s findings confirm that: tourism represents a major economic activity in most countries of the European Union and contributes strongly to the EU GDP ; tourism is a labor intensive economic activity creating employment for low-skilled and underqualified workers, unemployed young people entering the markets for the first time, longterm unemployed, minorities and women ; employment in the tourist industries of the EU prove to be resilient to the economic crises. The paper provides a comprehensive overview of the impact of tourism on the European Union labor market, emphasizing the importance of this industry for a large number of state members.

labor market ; tourism ; employment ; European Union

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