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January 3, 2025
Social Security enrollment increased by 35,500, and unemployment fell by 25,300. After adjusting for seasonality, the number of contributors rose by 37,700, while the number of unemployed dropped by 10,900. 2024 ended with 750,400 more affiliates and 602,400 fewer unemployed.
December 3, 2024
Social Security affiliation dropped by 30,100, while unemployment decreased by 16,000. Adjusted for seasonality, contributors increased by 26,000, and the unemployed fell by 4,600. Preliminary data does not indicate a significant rise in workers affected by furlough schemes (ERTE) following the DANA.
November 5, 2024
Social Security affiliation grew by 134,300 people and unemployment increased by 26,800. Seasonally adjusted, the number of employees rose by 55,000, while the number of unemployed fell by 13,000. Additionally, the percentage of affiliates with temporary contracts decreased.
October 2, 2024
Social Security affiliation increased by 8,800 while unemployment by 3,200. After adjusting for seasonality, the number of contributors rose by 24,000, and the unemployed dropped by 14,000. In Q3 2024, affiliation grew by 0.3% QoQ SWDA (0.8% in Q2 2024), and unemployment declined by 0.8% QoQ SWDA (-2.1% in Q2 2024).
September 3, 2024
Social Security affiliation fell by 193,700, and unemployment increased by 21,900 due to seasonal factors. After adjusting for this factor, it is estimated that the number of contributors rose by 23,000, while the unemployed decreased by 4,500. The percentage of affiliates with temporary contracts increased marginally.
August 2, 2024
Social Security affiliation fell by 9,800 people, and unemployment decreased by 10,800, slightly worse than expected. Adjusted for seasonality, the number of contributors increased by 3,000, 22,000 less than in June, and the unemployed dropped by 4,000. The percentage of affiliates with temporary contracts stabilized.
July 2, 2024
Social Security contributors rose by 71,100, while unemployment fell by 46,800, aligning with expectations. Seasonally adjusted, affiliation grew by 0.8% QoQ in Q2 2024, slightly higher than in Q1 2024, and unemployment decreased by 2.1% QoQ (-1.8% in Q1 2024).
June 4, 2024
Social Security enrollment grew by 220,300 and unemployment fell by 58,700. Seasonally adjusted, it is estimated that the number of contributors increased by 60,000, but the number of unemployed hardly changed. The percentage of those affiliated to the General Regime with temporary contracts stabilized at 14.4% CVEC.
April 2, 2024
Social Security affiliation rose more than expected in March (193,600 individuals), but unemployment declined less than forecasted (-33,400). Seasonally adjusted, employment rebounded in Q1 2024 (0.8% quarterly CVEC) and both hiring (-0.9%) and unemployment (-1.9%) decreased.
March 4, 2024
Social Security affiliation rose by 103,600, while unemployment decreased by 7,500. After seasonal adjustments, it is estimated that the number of contributors grew by 85,000, and the number of unemployed people dropped by 35,000. The percentage of temporary contracts decreased by 2.9 pp to 54.2% CVEC.
February 2, 2024
The affiliation saw a decrease of 231,200, while the number of unemployed rose by 60,400 due to seasonal patterns. Once this factor is adjusted, affiliations are estimated to have increased by 39,000, and unemployment fell for the third consecutive month (-15,000). Temporary employment increased 2.1pp, reaching 57.1% SWDA.
January 3, 2024
Social Security affiliation increased more than expected in December (29,900), but unemployment fell less than expected (-27,400). Seasonally adjusted, employment rebounded in 4Q23 (0.4% q/q SWDA) and unemployment fell (-0.3% q/q SWDA). The year 2023 closed with 539,700 more affiliated workers and 130,200 fewer unemployed.
