Tourism and employment

This paper considers both the primary, direct effects of tourism on employment, and the secondary effects, composed of both indirect and induced employment. Tourism is considered in the context of economic base analysis, an approach which emphasises that tourism should be viewed as a propulsive activity. The employment multiplier is derived from this analysis, and this is examined in detail together with the income multiplier. Other methods actually used to measure employment in the tourism sector are synthesis and the major employment characteristics of this sector considered. Finally, major factors likely to influence tourism employment in the next decade are emphasised.