Abstract:

Shanghai's tourism industry has a strong job capacity. Its flexible employment form has made great contributions to Shanghai's employment rate. Both macro and micro factors may produce influences upon tourism employment. According to certain statistics and mathematical model, it can be predicted that in following few years Shanghai's tourist employment will remain an increase tendency and reach its peak in the 2010 Expo. The government should take various measures to develop employment in tourism.

Key words: tourism, employment capacity, Shanghai