Spain | Social Security affiliation rebounded in September, ending a positive 3Q26

Social Security affiliation increased by 92,300 people and unemployment by 23,600. Adjusted for seasonality, an increase of 103,000 contributors and 9,000 unemployed people is estimated. In 3Q26, employment and unemployment increased by 1.1% quarter-on-quarter CVEC due to the extraordinary regularization of immigrants.

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• Key points:
• Social Security affiliation continued to gain traction.
• All sectors created employment.
• The extraordinary regularization continued to drive Social Security affiliation. The extraordinary regularization boosted Social Security affiliation and unemployment in the third quarter.
• Both permanent and temporary hiring contributed to the growth in Social Security affiliation.
• Registered unemployment increased for the third consecutive month, driven mainly by people with no previous employment. By nationality, it increased among the foreign population, while it decreased among the Spanish population.

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