Evaluating the employment multipliers of tourism in Iran's economy: through input- output model

This study aims to estimate the employment multipliers of the various sectors related to tourism industry. In this regard, the amount of direct, indirect, and induced jobs associated with tourism sectors were measured. Also, using the input-output table of 1380 of Iran’s economy, the first and second employment multipliers were calculated. Results revealed that "wholesale and retail sales sector" with a normal multiplier of 0.002 and multiplier ratio of 15.15 obtains the first rank in creating jobs in Iran’s economy.