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Social Security affiliation fell by 270,800 and registered unemployment rose by 30,400 due to seasonal factors. After adjusting for seasonality, job creation is estimated to have slowed further, to around 21,000 contributors, while unemployment declined by 19,000.

In December, Social Security affiliation increased by 19,200 people and unemployment fell by 16,300. After seasonal adjustment (SA), the number of contributors is estimated to have risen by 31,000, and the number of unemployed declined by 7,000. Overall, 2025 ended with 487,300 more affiliates and 155,000 fewer unemployed

Social Security affiliation increased by 199,500, while unemployment declined by 60,500. Adjusted for seasonality, it's estimated that the number of contributors rose by 60,000 and the unemployed fell by 34,000. The proportion of General Regime affiliates with temporary contracts held steady at 14.4% CVEC.

Employment hardly changed between January and March, improving expectations. After adjusting by seasonality, job creation and total hours worked accelerated (to 1.2% and 0.6% t/t SWDA, respectively). In addition, the unemployment rate (12.6% SWDA) and the temporary employment rate (17.8% SWDA) fell.

Enrollment increased in March (140,200 persons), temporary employment fell (to 69.3%) and unemployment barely change (-2,900 persons). Seasonally adjusted, this pattern was confirmed. In 1Q22, Social Security affiliation (1.2% t/t CVEC) and hiring (1.5%) grew while registered unemployment fell (-5.4%).

Once the labor reform has been approved, the next step will be to evaluate its effects, although mostly they will only be seen in the medium and long term. The authorities must ensure that the fall in temporary employment does not come at the expense of lower growth in job creation.

From the second half of this year on, the progress in vaccination and larger investment related to NGEU funds shall push the recovery. In 2022, additionnally, expansive fiscal policies in Europe, Spain (and it´s autonomous communities) and the US shall push growth.