Forming of the labor market demand for professions in the hospitality industry and tourism

Being one of the largest economic sectors in the world, the tourism sector creates jobs, affects the economic growth of countries around the world. In 2017, tourism directly provided 118,454,000 jobs (3.8% of total world employment). In Chapter 1, literature review of research papers reflecting labor market and employment research in the hospitality and tourism industry is provided, in particular, UNWTO documents on Tourism Satellite Account, the annual reports of the World Organization for Travel and Tourism, Federal Service of State Statistics of the Russian Federation etc. Chapter 2 described in detail the existing methods for studying the labor market and employment in the hospitality industry and tourism: the Tourism Satellite Account, OECD Employment Module, as well as the International recommendations on tourism statistics 2008. Chapter 3 is devoted to the empirical research of the labor market in the hospitality industry and tourism. Namely: measuring direct contribution of tourism to total employment, as well as a detailed analysis of the demand for labor and labor supply, the composition of the candidate's portrait (sex, age, education level) in the 11 host cities of FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia is provided. The analysis was carried out by uploading information from well-known website Headhunter. The results are presented in a summary table and descriptive analysis was held. As the study showed the labor market is closely related to the economy of the city and the region. Thus, when identifying possible solution to the problems of the region, labor market statistics in the field of tourism allow vast analysis of various sectors of the economy, as hospitality industry jobs are dispersed in the majority of the national economy subdivisions. The results obtained during the research can be used by state bodies and businesses to plan and prepare major megaevents in different regions of the Russian Federation.