Overview
- Spain’s Social Security reported a net April gain of 96,684 foreign contributors, lifting the total to a record 3.24 million.
- Foreign workers now make up 14.7% of all jobs, with hospitality leading the monthly rise during Easter travel.
- Every region posted growth, with the Balearic Islands up 22% month over month and Catalonia adding 17,621 to reach 717,453 affiliates.
- Morocco remains the top country of origin with 404,402 workers, followed by Romania with 346,719 and Colombia with 275,695.
- Since the 2022 labor reform, about 43% of new jobs have gone to foreign workers, who hold outsized shares in hospitality, agriculture, construction, domestic service, and the agrarian regime.