The diagram illustrates the number of tourism-related jobs (Restaurants, Hotels, Sport and Leisure, and Travel and Tour) in a UK city from 1989 to 2009.
Overall, jobs in Restaurants and Hotels increased by the end of the period, while other sectors showed the reverse. It is also worth mentioning that the availability of jobs in the restaurant sector was higher in almost all years.
Regarding increased availability of jobs, restaurants and hotels showed an upward trend. In the initial year, almost 1100 jobs were created in the restaurant sector; meanwhile, hotels hired just above 1000 employees. In 2004, the former sector employed 1600 workers, and the latter showed a mere increase, with only about 50 employees hired in the hotel sector. Finally, the restaurants started to provide approximately 1300 jobs, whereas the hotels kept their numbers almost the same.
Sports & Leisure and Travel & Tour, on the other hand, experienced a downward trend. Initially, 900 employees worked in the sports/leisure field, and in 1999, nearly 1100 workers were hired. After this, the figures for jobs gradually decreased until the end of the year, reaching approximately 700. Similarly, in the first year, 800 jobs were available in Travel/Tour, and in the following year, the number of jobs reached about 1050. The availability of jobs in the Travel/Tour companies noticeably decreased, with 400 workers in the last year.
