In seasonally-adjusted terms, social security system records 19,074,871 contributors in February

By economic activity, seasonally-adjusted contributor numbers particularly rose in February in Crop and Livestock Farming and Fisheries, with 16,405 more contributors, and in Construction (up 724) and Industry (up 478). Numbers fell in Services, down 49,170.

The number of non-salaried workers in seasonally-adjusted terms rose by 2,113 contributors, while the number of salaried workers fell by 31,711.

Compared with February 2020, the system has lost 404,943 average contributors, after removing the calendar effect.

Compared with January

In February, the average number of National Insurance contributors stood at 18,850,112, up 20,632 on the average for January (up 0.11%). On average, 10,068,522 men and 8,781,589 women are registered with the system. Men account for 53.41% of all contributors.

Specifically, monthly contributors under the General Regime rose in February to 15,527,823 (up 0.09%), an increase of 14,392. The Special Systems for Agricultural Workers rose by 3,955 and for Domestic Workers by 1,262.

By sector, contributor numbers rose in Crop and Livestock Farming, Forestry and Fisheries (up 3.26%), Construction (up 2.71%) and Education (up 1.96%). The largest decline under the General Regime was posted in Hotel and Catering (down 2.64%).

The Regime for Self-Employed Workers posted 3,262,255 average contributors, following an increase of 5,515 in the month (up 0.17%). The Regime for Seamen posted 58,947 contributors, 732 more than in January (up 1.26%) and the Regime for Coal Workers stood at 1,086 contributors on average (down eight).

Contributor numbers rose in 12 autonomous regions: Murcia (up 1.07%), Catalonia (up 0.37%), Madrid (up 0.36%), the Balearic Islands (up 0.27%), Aragon (up 0.25%), Navarre (up 0.24%), Galicia (up 0.17%), Asturias (up 0.09%), Cantabria (up 0.08%), Castile and Leon (up 0.07%), the Basque Country (up 0.09) and Rioja (up 0.05%). The other regions saw contributor numbers fall: the Region of Valencia (down 0.57%), Andalusia (down 0.12%), the Canary Islands (down 0.12%), Castile-La Mancha (down 0.1%) and Extremadura (down 0.1%).

Comparison with 2020

The Spanish social security system has lost 400,117 contributors (down 2.08%) over the last 12 months, of which 289,055 are in the Hotel and Catering sector.

In June, at the time of the largest decline year-on-year due to the impact of the pandemic, the loss amounted to 893,360 contributors, at a year-on-year rate of 4.58%.

All regions have lost contributors over the last year except Murcia (up 0.21%), headed up by the Balearic Islands (down 6.44%) and the Canary Islands (down 6.08%).

The General Regime posted 401,328 fewer contributors year-on-year (down 2.52%). This figure includes the 23,862 contributors added to the Special System for Agricultural Workers and the 11,827 lost from the Special System for Domestic Workers over the last year.

Several sectors posted year-on-year rises in February, headed up by Health Activities and Social Services (up 5.26%), Public Administration and Defence (up 3.77%) and Crop and Livestock Farming, Forestry and Fisheries (up 3.5%).

Hotel and Catering, with a year-on-year decline of 23.26%, and Artistic, Recreational and Entertainment Activities, down 17.64%, are the sectors to lose the most contributors over the last year.

The Special Regime for Self-employed Workers posted 4,359 more contributors than in the same month a year ago (up 0.13%). The Special Regime for Seamen posted a decline of 2,985 (down 4.82%), while the Special Regime for Coal Workers posted a decline of 163 contributors (down 13.06%).

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