The Secretary of Tourism Miguel Torruco Marqués said that the population employed in the tourism sector in Mexico amounted to 4 million 801 thousand people employed in the fourth quarter of 2023. It should be noted that one of the places that attracts the most tourists in Mexico is Chichén Itza , one of the main archaeological sites of the Mayan culture, which since 2007 has been part of the New 7 Wonders of the World.
Tourism is established in Mexico as a pillar of the economy, generating thousands of new formal jobs. The head of the Ministry of Tourism (Sectur) indicated that in the period October-December 2023, tourism employment represented 9% of national employment.
He highlighted that the recovery in tourism employment continues by showing, in the fourth quarter of 2023, a growth of 0.8% in its quarterly comparison, which is equivalent to 36,592 more people employed, compared to the 4 million 764 thousand people employed. in the previous quarter.
Torruco Marqués pointed out that in its annual comparison, an increase of 196,855 more people employed in the sector producing tourism goods and services was observed, which represents a growth of 4.3% more compared to the fourth quarter of 2022.
He stressed that tourism employment in the period October-December 2023 exceeded by 7% the historical figure recorded for personnel employed in the tourism sector in the first quarter of 2020, prior to the pandemic.
The head of Sectur highlighted the growth of employment in Mexico’s tourism sector, a result of the natural, historical and cultural beauty, the development of new tourism products, the strengthening of infrastructure, as well as investment in the sector, in coordination with the three levels of government and private initiative.
In turn, this contributes to triggering the economic spillover for the benefit of the local population, in compliance with the instruction of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, to make tourism a tool of social reconciliation.