- It represents a growth of 0.4% in relation to March and of 3% in the interannual comparison
- Women account for 47.9% of the region as a whole, while foreign affiliates weigh 16.3%.
- At the national level, Spain sets a new record and exceeds 22.1 million members in the original series, after adding 224,000 in April
Social Security registered 3,895,185 contributors in the Community of Madrid in April, according to data published today by the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration. These figures represent an increase of 0.4% compared to the March data, gaining 15,765 contributors in the last month. In year-on-year terms, the increase rises to 3%, adding 115,862 contributors.
Of the total number of members in the region, 3,448,233 belong to the General System, while 443,210 are self-employed workers. In addition, 1,976 are registered in the Agricultural Sector and 95,936 in the Home Services Sector.
By autonomous communities, the average affiliation increased in April in all with respect to the previous month, especially in the Balearic Islands (+65,242 employed), Andalusia (+43,312) and Catalonia (+38,360). The smallest increases were in the Canary Islands, which added 296 members compared to March, and in La Rioja, with 824 more employed.
Record of employed women and foreign affiliates
At the national level, the number of average members (original series) to Social Security has for the first time exceeded 22.1 million employed, to reach 22,105,831. The labor market has added 223,685 workers in the last month, making it the third largest increase of one month in April since there are records. The year-on-year increase is 517,192 affiliates (+2.4%).
From the analysis of the data, the record in the affiliation of foreigners and the employment behavior among women stands out. Specifically, the number of foreign workers in the original series stands at 3,248,247, which is 250,939 more than a year ago, representing 14.7% of the total. The number of women in employment is 10,489,362. Women account for 47.5% of the total, a percentage point more than in 2018. Its presence in the labor market grows at a rate of 2.5% compared to 2025. At the same time, employment in men also experiences a maximum, with 11,616,469 affiliates, after adding 266,371 in the last year and 1,447,473 since 2018.
In line with the national evolution, women account for 47.9% of the total with 2,029,497 employed in the region. The representation of foreign affiliates also stands out, with 635,826 affiliates from other countries, 16.3% of the total.
In the seasonally adjusted series, the 22 million are consolidated. With almost 2.3 million more members since the entry into force of the labor reform, they raise the figure to 22,052,285 occupied. With regard to the daily affiliation series, this has remained above 22.2 million from the 27th to the 29th of April. It was on the 27th when he lived his highest level (22.212.429).
By sectors of activity, the average affiliation has presented a year-on-year growth of 2.4%, a percentage largely exceeded in some sectors of the General Social Security System such as Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry and Fisheries (+7.05%), Construction (+5.5%), Water Supply and Sanitation (+5%) and in Editing, Broadcasting and Content Production and Distribution (+5%). They have also exceeded this average increase: Artistic, Sports and Entertainment Activities (+4.9%), Transport and Storage (+4.1%), Health Activities (+3.9%) and Real Estate Activities (+3.5%).
In the case of self-employed workers, whose total amount grew by 1.3% year-on-year, there was a significant increase in Energy Supply (+18.1%), Telecommunications, Computer Programming, Consulting and Computer Infrastructure (+11.7%), and Real Estate Activities (+11.7%). Overall, the number of self-employed workers amounts to 3,444,973 million, which is 15,439 more than a year ago and 198,119 more than in 2018.
In terms of age, when analyzing the evolution of employment in the last eight years, there is a greater growth of the older group, especially in the 55 and older age group, as well as in the younger age group. The occupation of the elderly has grown by 53.2% and that of the youngest by 33.5% since 2018, 34.9pp and 15.2 pp, respectively, above the total, 18.3%.
In April 2026, those over 55 represent 22.2% of the total number of workers (+5pp more than in 2018) and those under 30, 16%, compared to 14.2% in April eight years ago.