The hospitality sector confirms its recovery and consolidates a positive trajectory in the national labor market by setting its Employment Projection at 27%, which represents an increase of five percentage points from the previous quarter and an improvement of one point versus the same period last year, according to ManpowerGroup’s Employment Outlook Study.
In detail, 40% of sector companies expect to expand their headcount in the coming months, versus 6% that plan to cut them, while 48% will maintain their current structure. This balance between growth and stability reflects sustained demand for talent in a sector particularly sensitive to business cycles and consumer spending.
Although hospitality shows a positive performance in Spain, its overall trajectory is more contained, with an employment projection of 22% and a decline of three points from the previous quarter. This underscores the strength of the domestic market relative to the international trend.
Chema Fernández, ManpowerGroup’s Commercial Director, explains: “Hospitality continues to show resilience and adaptability. The rebound in forecasts responds to consumer dynamism, sector professionalization, and the growing commitment to profiles specialized in management, digitalization, and customer experience.”
Technology Leads the Sector Rankings, with Hospitality in the Mid-Range
Across all sectors, Technology holds the top position at 35%, closely followed by Construction and Real Estate (34%), and, in third place, Logistics and Commerce (30%).
Industry (29%) and Finance and Insurance (28%) also maintain high projections, while Hospitality sits at 27%. At 24%, the areas of Telecommunications, Media and Entertainment, as well as Health and Public Sector, continue to show growth, albeit at a slower pace.
Rounding out the rankings are Professional Services (23%) and Energy and Utilities (15%), the latter representing the most modest figure of the quarter despite staying in positive territory.
The study is based on a single question: “How do you expect total employment at your company to change in the next quarter, from April to June 2026, compared with the current quarter?” From the responses, an index is calculated as the difference between the companies that anticipate expanding their teams and those predicting reductions, with values ranging from -100% to 100%.
Since the first quarter of 2022, data collection has been carried out through an online system with double confirmation, incentivizing participation to ensure the reliability of results. In the first quarter of 2026, the sectors analyzed were updated to provide more precise information aligned with the evolution of the labor market.
