@article{article_535301, title={Youth Employment in The Sports Sector}, journal={OPUS International Journal of Society Researches}, volume={11}, pages={2649–2665}, year={2019}, DOI={10.26466/opus.535301}, author={Mumcu, Hasan Erdem and Karakullukçu, Ömür Fatih and Karakuş, Mustafa}, keywords={Sports economy,Sports,Employment in sports,Sports sector}, abstract={<p> <i> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Palatino Linotype’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">Sports, today, have
become economically remarkable because they affect many sectors (such as
education, press, textiles, tourism, games of chance and infrastructure)
directly or indirectly. The interaction of sports with such a number of areas
makes it difficult to evaluate its economic effects. Sport is one of the key
industries that are rapidly growing all over the world and is likely to create
new jobs. In recent years, the increasing economic and commercial tendency of
sports has created a real change in Europe. While the EU is trying to reduce
unemployment, the sports sector also supports infrastructure investments, new
technologies, training and exchange programs, and creation of new business
lines. One of the main issues that the EU discusses is the employment in
sports. As described in the White Paper by the commission, sports have become a
significant source of employment. Considering that sports employ especially the
young, its effect on youth employment rates is an issue of concern. In this
study, we examined the youth employment shares of Europe and Turkey in the
sports sector. The data sources of the study are Eurostat, the EU commission
reports, the ILO and TUIK (Turkish Statistical Institute), and the data were
obtained through document analysis method. The data were interpreted with the
research results done by various study groups. As a result, the studies show
that the sports sector has an employment rate of around 2% of GDP in the EU
member states. In Turkey, the share of the sports sector in general employment
is 0.5%. In addition, nearly 40% of the individuals employed in the sports
sector belong to youthful population. </span> </i> <br /> </p>}, number={18}, publisher={İdeal Kent Yayınları}