- It represents an increase of 0.6% compared to the data of April, and of 3.37% in the interannual comparison
- Affiliation grows in both women and men, up to 3,920,267 people
- At the national level, a new record: 22.3 million members are exceeded with an increase of 1%
Social Security registered an increase of 25,082 contributors in the Community of Madrid in May, according to data published today by the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration. These figures represent an increase of 0.6% compared to the April data. In terms Year-on-year, the increase reached 3.37%, adding up to 127,841 contributors.
Of all the members of the Social Security in the Community of Madrid, 3,471,288 belong to the General Regime, 445,108 are autonomous, 3,700 are registered in the Regime of the Sea and do not have any contributors in the Coal Regime. Likewise, 2,044 are registered in the agricultural sector and 97,794 in the household services sector.
By autonomous communities, the average affiliation increased in May in all of them compared to the previous month, especially in Catalonia (+50,034 employed), the Balearic Islands (+48,193) and Madrid (+25,082). The smallest increases were in the Canary Islands, which added 1,076 members compared to April, and in Cantabria, with 1,467 more employed.
New record at the national level
In the country as a whole, Social Security broke the barrier of the 22.3 million employed in May after gaining an average of 231,975 contributors compared to the previous month (+1%), promoted especially by the hospitality industry, which added almost 66,000 new employed by the first recruitments for the summer campaign.
The increase in employment last month is the second largest increase in a month of May in the entire history, after that of May 2018, and places the number of average affiliates in 22,337,806 contributors. According to the Ministry, daily affiliation remained above 22.4 million people from May 25 to 28, when a peak of 22,410,242 people was reached.
“First of all, we should thank workers and companies for this data; but it is also the product of well-targeted policies, such as labor reform. Since its launch, in Spain there are 2.3 million more people employed and the temporary employment rate has fallen to 11.8%, compared to 31.1% in May 2018”, explains the Minister of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, Elma Saiz.
“We have record levels of young people and affiliated women, as well as men, self-employed workers and foreign workers. This means that Spain continues to lead the way in job creation among the main economies around us. Since May 2018, there are more than 3.4 million more affiliates,” he continues.
Affiliation grows more among women
It highlights the dynamism of employment among women, which continues to grow faster than that of men. In May, 10,599,305 employees were registered. Specifically, there are 271,290 affiliates more than a year ago and they are more than 1.8 million more than in 2018. The improvement in female employment since 2018 is 20.8%, while that of men is 15.7%.
Female members account for 47.5% of the total number of employed, a percentage point more than in 2018. Its presence in the labor market grows at a year-on-year rate of 2.6%. At the same time, employment in men also experiences a maximum, with 11,738,501 affiliates, after adding 282,141 in the last year and 1,595,887 since 2018.
For its part, the number of foreign workers in the original series stands at
3,359,548, which is 288,717 more than a year ago. Together, they account for 15% of the total.
Sum of 64 consecutive months of job creation
In the seasonally adjusted series, 22.1 million people are employed, which means that there are 2.3 million more members since the entry into force of the labour reform, bringing the figure to 22,116,022 members.
“If we deduct seasonality and the calendar effect, Social Security consolidates above the 22.1 million members of Social Security, after adding about 3.4 million people since 2018,” says Elma Saiz.
“In addition, we see in the daily membership records, that between May 25th and 28th more than 22.4 million members were registered. Never in history have there been so many workers on high.” On day 28 the highest level was recorded with 22,410,242 employed.
Affiliation by sector of activity
Overall, the average membership has shown a year-on-year growth of 2.8% (+508,199 members) in the case of the General Social Security System. This percentage has been widely exceeded in some sectors of this regime such as Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry and Fisheries (+8.1%), Publishing, Broadcasting and Content Production and Distribution (+6.8%), Construction (+5.9%), Water Supply and Sanitation (+4.9%), Artistic, Sports and Entertainment Activities (+4.5%) and Transport and Storage (+4.2%).
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 (+17.7%), Telecommunications, Computer Programming, Consulting and Computer Infrastructure (+12%), and Real Estate Activities (+11.2%) and Publishing, Broadcasting and Content Production and Distribution Activities (+9.5%).
Overall, the number of self-employed is 3,460,443, which is 45,850 more than a year ago and 199,045 more than in May 2018.
Record of employment in young people and over 55 years of age
When analyzing the evolution of employment in the last eight years, it is observed a greater growth of the older group, in the stretch of 55 years and over, as well as in the younger ones. The employment of the elderly has grown by 52.8%, to a total of 4.9 million, and that of workers under 30 years of age and under, 33.2% since 2018 (there are 3.6 million), 34.7 pp and 15.1 pp, respectively, above the total, which stands at 18.1%.
Stability and quality in employment
Since May 2018, there has been a major transformation in the types of labour market contracts: there are 5,776,018 more workers with indefinite contracts and 2,368,992 less affiliates with temporary contracts. There are more and more stable jobs, with more rights and better salaries. The largest increase occurs among those employed on open-ended full-time contracts, with 292,885 more than a year ago; while those affiliated with part-time contracts increase by 55,039.
The weight of temporary workers stands at 11.8%, compared to 31.1% in May 2018. This improvement is even more noticeable among workers aged 55 and over, who have a 9.1% temporary rate when eight years ago they had a rate of 21%.
The quality of employment is also observed among the youngest (under 30 years of age) who reduce their temporary rate to 18.9%; in 2018 it was 54.4%. For the age group of 30 to 54 years, the rate is reduced from 27.7% to 10.5%.
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