US EditionJanuary Closes with the Destruction of 272,000 Jobs, the Worst Figure in 14 Years
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The number of middle participants stood at 21,573,632 contributors
The labour market has increased by 477,818 members of Social Security in the last 12 months to a total of 21,573,632, according to figures published by the Ministry of Social Security.
January has never been a good month for the Spanish labour market. The end of the Christmas campaign and the winter break have always marked a turning point in employment, which has never increased this month in recent history. However, the destruction of jobs that has been recorded in the first month of this year has been especially drastic. The present 2026 has started with 270,872 less members of Social Security, the worst data since 2012, a …
The fall in membership at the end of the Christmas campaign is high, also marked by bad weather, while unemployment increased by almost 30,400 people, a figure lower than that usually recorded
The contracts concluded fall, much of the employment created year-on-year is public and the inter-monthly data of self-employed is the worst of the last three years.
The Spanish economy always destroys employment in the months of January, without exception. But this year the cut has been especially pronounced, since the Social Security has lost 270,782 members compared to December, bringing the total number of contributors to 21.57 million, compared to the historical record of 21.84 million workers with which it closed 2025. It is the worst month of January of the last 14 years, since 2012, when more than 27…
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