Spain's Social Security Sees Increase in Membership Amid Declining Unemployment Figures
March 2025 brings notable growth in employment, particularly in the hospitality sector, as Spain prepares for the Easter holiday.
In March 2025, Spain's labor market exhibited positive trends, with the Social Security data revealing an average of 21,357,646 affiliated members, an increase of 161,491 compared to February.
Concurrently, unemployment continued its downward trend, with 13,311 individuals exiting the unemployment rolls last month.
The growth in employment figures is largely attributed to preparations in the services sector ahead of the Easter holiday, which occurs in April this year.
Specifically, the hospitality industry saw the most significant uptick, contributing 61,477 workers—accounting for 38% of the total increase—in March, reflecting a monthly growth rate of 4.4%.
The Ministry of Social Security has reported a historic high of women affiliated with the system, totaling 10,117,058, although they still represent only 47% of the overall membership.
Furthermore, there are now 3.8 million more workers with permanent contracts compared to prior to the 2022 labor reform, marking a 35.1% increase in this timeframe.
The overall number of individuals employed under indefinite contracts has reached 14.9 million, with 9.86 million of these positions being full-time.
Fixed-discontinuous contracts comprise 4.8% of total employment, while the share of temporary workers stands at 11.9%.
The decline in unemployment has reduced the total number of jobless individuals to 2.58 million, bringing figures down to levels not seen since 2008. However, this month's reduction in unemployment represents the smallest decrease of recent years, following reduced unemployment in prior years and a rise linked to the pandemic in 2020.
The improvement in employment is predominantly from the services sector, which recorded a reduction of 14,461 unemployed from February.
Contrarily, the count of individuals reported as having no prior employment rose by 3,650, while the number of unemployed youths under 25 reached 197,524, an increase of 2,638 (1.35%) from the previous month.
The regional breakdown of unemployment in March 2025 indicates decreases across 15 autonomous communities, with the most significant drops in the Valencian Community (-4,905), Catalonia (-2,556), and Galicia (-1,822).
Conversely, an increase in unemployment was noted in Madrid (2,075) and a marginal rise in La Rioja (15).
Concurrently, unemployment continued its downward trend, with 13,311 individuals exiting the unemployment rolls last month.
The growth in employment figures is largely attributed to preparations in the services sector ahead of the Easter holiday, which occurs in April this year.
Specifically, the hospitality industry saw the most significant uptick, contributing 61,477 workers—accounting for 38% of the total increase—in March, reflecting a monthly growth rate of 4.4%.
The Ministry of Social Security has reported a historic high of women affiliated with the system, totaling 10,117,058, although they still represent only 47% of the overall membership.
Furthermore, there are now 3.8 million more workers with permanent contracts compared to prior to the 2022 labor reform, marking a 35.1% increase in this timeframe.
The overall number of individuals employed under indefinite contracts has reached 14.9 million, with 9.86 million of these positions being full-time.
Fixed-discontinuous contracts comprise 4.8% of total employment, while the share of temporary workers stands at 11.9%.
The decline in unemployment has reduced the total number of jobless individuals to 2.58 million, bringing figures down to levels not seen since 2008. However, this month's reduction in unemployment represents the smallest decrease of recent years, following reduced unemployment in prior years and a rise linked to the pandemic in 2020.
The improvement in employment is predominantly from the services sector, which recorded a reduction of 14,461 unemployed from February.
Contrarily, the count of individuals reported as having no prior employment rose by 3,650, while the number of unemployed youths under 25 reached 197,524, an increase of 2,638 (1.35%) from the previous month.
The regional breakdown of unemployment in March 2025 indicates decreases across 15 autonomous communities, with the most significant drops in the Valencian Community (-4,905), Catalonia (-2,556), and Galicia (-1,822).
Conversely, an increase in unemployment was noted in Madrid (2,075) and a marginal rise in La Rioja (15).
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