STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF TOURISM EMPLOYEES IN THE TOURIST RESORTS FROM ROMANIA

Tourism represents one of the economic sectors with a positive dynamics over the years, which generates a significant number of jobs due to its multiplication capacity that contributes to the development of local economies. The study analyzes the number of employees in the tourism sector from the 108 resorts from Romania, which are in accordance with Government Decision 107 of 2018, regarding the approval of the certification of some localities or parts of localities as tourist resorts of national or local interest. An economic database was created containing at the level of territorial administrative unit and at the level of 4-digit NACE code (Classification of National Economy Activities), the economic indicator relevant to the study, the number of employees from tourism, for a period of 19 years, 2000-2018. The data were used to create evolution charts and distribution maps for this indicator. The results obtained from the analysis show the overall image of tourism in these
territorial systems with tourist functionality and the contribution of this sector in creating jobs for the local economy.