The dynamism in job creation is accelerating to an annual rate of 3.6%, representing an increase of 784,573 affiliates compared to the same month in 2025. Excluding seasonality and calendar effects, the labor market has a total of 22,571,105 affiliates, with 69 consecutive months of growth.
The group of foreign workers is particularly dynamic, exceeding 3.7 million average affiliates for the first time (3,699,878), accounting for 16.4% of the total. Of these, 490,586 are related to the extraordinary regularization process, with Colombia (27.6%) and Venezuela (15.7%) being the countries of origin with the most registered affiliates.
The Special Regime for Self-Employed Workers shows a year-on-year increase of 2.3%, surpassing 3.5 million employed individuals for the first time (3,501,598). The largest growth is seen in sectors such as Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply (+16.1%) and Telecommunications (+15%).
Female employment exceeds 10.7 million (10,712,135), representing 47.4% of the total and a year-on-year increase of 3.6%. Male employment also reaches a peak with 11,912,029 affiliates.
The proportion of temporary workers stands at 12.1%, a significantly lower figure than in 2021. The ratio between contributors and pensioners remains at 2.51, the highest level since 2011.
