The tourism industry fell dramatically
Spain: Jobs the gaming sector drop 70 percent
As a consequence of the gaming venues' shutdown and the slow restart of operations, the number of existent employment contracts in the local gaming industry fell by 70%.
2020-08-19
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July's hirings in the hospitality industry totaled 233,752, which is less than half the number of employment contracts signed 2019 (486,151), according to data released by Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal (SEPE), —the Spanish State employment agency.
Once the "state of alarm" was over, employment in Spain began to be on the rise, with 673,176 contracts in April, 850,653 in May, 1,159,711 in June, and 1,536,211 in July.
Among the hardest-hit sectors were the hospitality and cuisine industry, which are deeply linked to tourism: hospitality contracts totaled 40,422 (a 67% fall) and food and beverage, 93,330 contracts, (a 47% drop).
Tourism agencies' jobs saw an 87.58% decrease; air transport jobs fell by 81.26%; artistic activities, 72.78%; and specifically gambling activities, dropped by 70.13%.
As per common labor practice in Spain, 9 out of 10 employment contracts signed in July were temporary, a figure which, according to state authorities, is a sign of partial recovery.
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