Upward trend in Spanish Social Security affiliation continues in June with additional 35,085 workers

In year-on-year terms, there are 571,400 more workers (3.42%). This is almost double the figures posted a year ago, 291,130 (1.78%).

The State Secretary for the Social Security System, Tomás Burgos, said that "the sustained and constant growth in affiliation figures this June in a context of certain uncertainty merely confirms the sound upward nature of this trend. This legislature is already a positive one in terms of affiliation (the number of people in work has risen from 16.9 million in January 2012 to 17.2 million today), with the corresponding effect on stability and recovery".

Since the lowest affiliation figure (posted in February 2013), the Spanish Social Security system has regained 1,105,648 workers (6.85%) of the 3,342,000 who lost their jobs during the crisis.

Affiliation under the General Regime - the core of the system - grew by 20,999 on May (0.15%). This means that the average number of people registered with the system now stands above 14 million (14,008,728) for the first time since 2008.

The most dynamic sectors were the Hospitality Industry (up 32,179); Trade and Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles (up 25.796); Healthcare Activities and Social Services (13,926); the Manufacturing Industry (up 13,572); and Administrative Activities and Ancillary Services (up 11,791). In contrast, negative performance was posted by Education (down 45,630) and Public and Defence Administration; compulsory social security (down 19,813).

In turn, the Special System for Agricultural Workers posted a decrease of 29,644 workers (-3.74%) to stand at 762,480. This coincides with the end of the strawberry season (Huelva and Almeria). The Special System for Domestic Workers grew by 252 workers (0.06%) to a total of 433,362.

3,181,086 workers were registered under the Special Regime for Self-Employed Workers, following an increase of 12,715 (0.4%). 1,449 more people were registered under the Regime for Seamen (2.36%), increasing to 62,828 due to the tuna fishing season. Finally, the Regime for Coal Workers grew by an average 3,753 workers, following a reduction of 77 (-2%).

Balance when compared with 2014

In year-on-year terms, the rate increased by 3.42% or 571,400 more jobs in the system. The majority of this growth corresponds to the General Regime, with 506,417 more jobs than last year (3.75%).

It should be noted that the rate rose by 2.1% under the Special Regime for Self-Employed Workers, which translates into an increase of 65,338 workers. The Regime for Seamen grew by 0.3% (186) and the Regime for Coal Workers shrank by 541 workers (-12.59%).

Autonomous regions

When compared with last month, strong growth was posted by Catalonia (27,363), the Balearic Islands (23,902) and Castile-La Mancha (8,847). In contrast, particularly poor performance was posted by Andalusia (-45,801) and, to a considerably lesser extent, the Region of Valencia (-6,908) and Murcia (-1,733). When compared with 2014, all autonomous regions posted an increase in average affiliation figures; especially the Balearic Islands (4.99%), Murcia (4.66%), the Region of Valencia (4.43%) and the Canary Islands (4.33%).