Resumen de Service Sector and Tourism as a Remedy for Unemployment

Orhan Icoz, Ige Pirnar Tavmergen

• The objective of this article is to examine the scope and nature of unemployment in European countries and understand how tourism and service sectors help reduce unemployment. The article consists of two parts. The first part of the study provides some general statistics on unemployment figures and trends in European countries and statistics associated with employment in the tourism industry. In the second part, measures to increase the employment rate and tourism as a remedy for unemployment problem are discussed. The article concludes with suggestions for possible applicable strategies that can be of help in reducing unemployment problems.