Tuesday, 22 April 2014

UK tourism driving jobs growth

AN employment analysis shows tourism to be the major driver of jobs in Britain since the 2008 financial crisis and recession. The research, commissioned by VisitEngland and done by the Office for National Statistics, shows that between September 2009 and September 2013, the number of people working in tourism industries in England rose by six percent, equating to 153,000 jobs. Over the same period, the number of people working in other industries grew by three percent.


Tourism in England is worth £106 billion and employs 2.6 million people.

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