In 2019, Mexico and Brazil registered the largest numbers of direct jobs in the travel and tourism sector in Latin America. That year, Mexico reported over 3.52 million direct jobs in the sector, while Brazil counted more than two million jobs. Colombia and Argentina ranked third and fourth on the list that year, with 483.6 and 464.8 thousand jobs directly related to travel and tourism, respectively.
Number of direct jobs in the travel and tourism sector in Latin America in 2019, by country
(in 1,000s)
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WTTC. (July 28, 2020). Number of direct jobs in the travel and tourism sector in Latin America in 2019, by country (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 14, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110865/number-direct-jobs-tourism-sector-country-latin-america/
WTTC. "Number of direct jobs in the travel and tourism sector in Latin America in 2019, by country (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 28, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110865/number-direct-jobs-tourism-sector-country-latin-america/
WTTC. (2020). Number of direct jobs in the travel and tourism sector in Latin America in 2019, by country (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110865/number-direct-jobs-tourism-sector-country-latin-america/
WTTC. "Number of Direct Jobs in The Travel and Tourism Sector in Latin America in 2019, by Country (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110865/number-direct-jobs-tourism-sector-country-latin-america/
WTTC, Number of direct jobs in the travel and tourism sector in Latin America in 2019, by country (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110865/number-direct-jobs-tourism-sector-country-latin-america/ (last visited December 14, 2024)
Number of direct jobs in the travel and tourism sector in Latin America in 2019, by country (in 1,000s) [Graph], WTTC, July 28, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110865/number-direct-jobs-tourism-sector-country-latin-america/