Social Security loses 8,490 foreign affiliates in January in Comunitat

Social Security lost 8,490 foreign affiliates in January in the Valencian Community compared to December 2019, 3.58%, and stood at a total of 228,454, 6.13% more than a year ago (13,200). Nationally , Social Security lost 34,542 foreign affiliates in January (1.63% less), ending the first month of the year with 2,090,440 foreign employees, reaching a maximum for the month of January . of the historical series.

According to data released this Tuesday by the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, the number of foreign workers thus represents 10.91% of total Phone Number List Spanish employment, after having increased by 6.29% (with 123,741 more affiliates) in the last year. Of the total foreign affiliates , 1.25 million came from non-EU countries, while the rest (838,156) were from the EU -including the United Kingdom-; By gender, the majority were men (1.18 million) and the minority were women (911,304).

The largest groups of foreign workers came from Romania (335,573), Morocco (265,699), Italy (124,160) and China (106,613). They were followed by national workers from Colombia (74,061), Ecuador (71,281), the United Kingdom (67,797), Venezuela (66,782) and Bulgaria (59,404).

Source: Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration.

By regime, the majority were included in the general regime, with 1.7 million, a figure that includes those employed in the special agrarian system (221,624 employed) and the home system (166,473); followed by the self-employed (345,535), those in the Special Regime for the Sea (3,709) and Coal (40).



Foreign employment in the general regime decreased by 1.89% during January, weighed down by those dedicated to administrative activities (-3.51%) and other services (-3.20%), while those employed in financial activities increased and insurance (1.03%), agriculture, livestock, hunting, forestry and fishing (0.79%) and energy supply (0.39%).

Compared to December, the number of foreign affiliates increased in La Rioja (0.72%) and Murcia (0.66%), while it decreased in the others, particularly in Extremadura (-7.43%) and Comunitat Valenciana (- 3.58%).