I. Overall Status of Employment in Tourism
In 2015, 27.98 million people were directly employed by the tourism industry, and 79.11 million worked in the industry directly or indirectly, accounting for 10.21% of China’s working population. It is expected that in 2016, 28.2 million people will be directly employed by the tourism industry, and 79.74 million work in the industry directly or indirectly, making up 10.25% of the working population.II. Employment in Core Tourism Sectors
— Travel agencies. More than 340,000 people were employed by about 27,000 travel agencies in China, and 850,000 people held tour guide certificates.— Accommodation. 1,362,000 people were employed by star-rated hotels, and six million worked in two million agritainment facilities.
— Tourist attractions. There were a total of 1,229,000 employees in A-level scenic spots across the country.
III. Employment Driven by Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Entrepreneurship and innovation directly employed 3,394,500 people, accounting for 12.13% of the total population directly employed by the tourism industry, and it provided jobs for a total of 9,523,000 people directly or indirectly, making up 12.04% of people working in the tourism industry.i. New accommodation pattern
There were 42,658 homestays and inns in China, employing nearly 900,000 people.The number of economy hotels exceeded 17,000, and that of their employees reached 200,000.
The nonstandard accommodation pattern based on the mode of sharing economy created about 6,400 jobs.
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