This represents an increase of 12.6% since 2019, prior to the pandemic: a growth that far exceeds that before the shutdown.
In the cultural sector, 692,700 people work in the field of culture, very close to the pre-pandemic figures, with a growth of 3.7% compared to 2020.
Sport and Culture now account for 4.6% of the total active population, and more than half of the jobs hired are permanent: 57.2% of the jobs are linked to culture and 52.7% to the field of sport. Only 12.4% of contracts in the cultural sector are temporary, while the figure rises to 31.3% in the sports sector.
The educational preparation of the employees in the two sectors in question also stands out, with 70.5% of the workers in the cultural sector having a higher education degree or equivalent, as is the case for 49.3% of those hired in sports, exceeding in both cases the national average for the rest of the employment sectors.
Sport as a generator of youth employment: 53.4% are under 34 years
Last and notably, in terms of age brackets sporting activity is consolidated as a major generator of youth employment, as 27.2% of those hired are under 25 years old, while 26.2% are between 25 and 34 years old. In the cultural sector the figures are similar to the national average, with 29.5% of professionals aged between 35 and 44, and 27.1% aged between 45 and 54.
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