Overview
- Data published Monday by the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migrations show average foreign affiliation reached 3,551,759 in August after adding 39,535 workers that month.
- The number of foreign affiliates rose by 482,490 over the past year, a 15.72% jump that far outpaces total employment growth reported for the same period.
- The special regularization launched in mid‑April has led to 337,917 people being recorded on Social Security rolls by August 31, with 79.8% in the General Regime and 5% registered as self‑employed.
- Foreign workers now make up 15.9% of all contributors and are concentrated in hospitality (33.6%), agriculture (28.1%) and construction (27%), while Morocco, Colombia, Romania and Venezuela are the top origin countries.
- Regions such as Galicia saw especially strong gains — 18,697 more foreign affiliates year‑on‑year — a shift that is easing local labor shortages, changing sectoral staffing and could alter wage and public service demand in affected areas.