Share of total employment in each sector in Spain 1950-1973
2019, the share of those employed in agriculture was less than three percent, while those working in services made up 68 percent.
Between 1950 and 1973, the Spanish economy grew significantly due to European integration and a boom in its tourism industry. Growth was initially slow in these years; however, Spain gradually became less isolated over the 1950s, and by the 1960s, the economy was booming. During this process, the economy shifted its priority from agricultural output to focus on industrial and service sectors (particularly tourism), which is reflected in the share of each sector in its total employment. In 1950, approximately half of all Spanish workers were employed in the agricultural sector, while this dropped to just 10 percent in 1973; over the same period, the share of workers in service sectors more than doubled, from 26 to 53 percent. To compare, in