Average number of National Insurance contributors stands at 17,699,995

2016.9.2

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The General Regime posted a decline of 132,243 contributors (down 0.91%), to stand at 14,436,705. Affiliation was particularly strong in Healthcare Activities and Social Services, up 13,837 (0.97%) and the Hotel and Catering industry, up 11,855 (0.91%). In contrast, Education fell by 58,052, Manufacturing Industry by 20,470,
Artistic, Recreational and Entertainment Activities by 12,921 and Construction by 12,011. These sectors habitually suffer a slowdown in August and their activities pick up again in September

The Special System for Agricultural Workers saw a decline of 18,932 contributors (down 2.57%), to stand at an average of 719,007 workers.

In turn, the Special System for Domestic Workers saw a decline of 3,432 contributors (down 0.8%) to stand at a total of 426,134 workers.

3,191,697 contributors were registered under the Regime for Self-Employed Workers, following a decline of 13,330 (down 0.42%). An increase of 780 contributors was posted in the Special Regime for Seamen (up 1.15%), to a total of 68,695 workers. Finally, the Regime for Coal Workers posted a decline of 204 average contributors (down 6.57%).

Affiliation to the Social Security system in August rose in Asturias, an increase of 1,775 (up 0.5%), in the Canary Islands, an increase of 4,577 (up 0.63%), in Cantabria, an increase of 1,535 (up 0.72) and in Galicia, an increase of 5,132 (up 0.53%). Ceuta and Melilla also enjoyed increased figures.

Comparison with 2015

In year-on-year terms, August closed with an average of 519,096 more contributors, due, to a great extent, to the good results posted by the General Regime, with 489,117 new workers. The annual rate of growth remains above 3%.

It should be noted that the rate rose by 0.85% under the Special Regime for Self-Employed Workers, which translates into an increase of 27,022 workers. The Regime for Seamen rose by 5.94% (up 3,852), while the Regime for Coal Workers posted a decrease of 894 contributors (down 23.57%).

Compared with last year, the number of workers has increased in all autonomous regions. Particularly noteworthy are Catalonia, with an increase of 108,762 workers (up 3.55%), the Region of Madrid, with an increase of 84,333 workers (up 3.04%), Andalusia, with an increase of 74,547 (up 2.71%) and the Region of Valencia, with an increase of 60,684 (up 3.71%).