Turismo e ocupações laborais na Região Nordeste do Brasil

uma análise entre os anos de 2012 a 2021

Abstract

Tourism presents itself as an activity relevant to the economy due to its multiplier effect. This article seeks to characterize the tourism sector and occupations in the Northeast region of Brazil, from 2012 to 2021. For this purpose, secondary data obtained from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), Ministry of Tourism ( MTUR), Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA) and Ministry of Economy. It was observed that, in 2019, the region was responsible for 27.8% of inbound tourism in Brazil, national arrivals were the majority and that Argentina and European countries such as Italy, Portugal, Germany, France and the Netherlands were the main international emitters in all northeastern states. When analyzing the occupations, it was found a growth in employment in ACTs, from 2009 to 2019, the informal labor market surpasses the formal market and food, accommodation and land transport activities were the main responsible for formal occupations. Food and lodging activities had low average remuneration. Analyzing the period from January 2020 to May 2021, it was found that the tourism sector was greatly affected by the pandemic, with a negative balance between admissions and dismissals from March 2020, with the worst balance in April and that the accommodation and food activities were the most affected. It is concluded that there will be a need for planning actions by the government and the private sector to reduce the impacts of the pandemic on the tourism sector and allow the recovery of tourism and job creation.