The bar graph compares employment figures (in thousands) across five tourism-related sectors – sports, culture, travel, food, and hotel/accommodation – between 2009 and 2019.
Over the years, there has been a significant increase in employment in the travel industry, while the cultural industry has only experienced a decrease in its workforce.
In detail, the most notable increase occurred in the travel industry, which nearly doubled from 60.9 thousand in 2009 to 114.2 thousand in 2019. In contrast, employment in the culture sector slightly declined, dropping from 82.8 thousand to 77.4 thousand.
The sports sector showed only a modest rise, from 299.2 thousand to 306.0 thousand over the same period.
In conclusion, while most tourism-related sectors experienced employment growth, the travel industry had the most significant increase, whereas the culture sector was the only one to decline slightly.
