Overview
- Mexico’s IMSS counted 22,527,854 affiliated jobs at February’s close after 157,882 were added in the month, with officials noting platform-based jobs will be incorporated later and could lift the total.
- IMSS composition indicators show 40.1% of registered jobs are held by women and 87.4% are permanent positions, reflecting high participation and stability in formal employment.
- Spain’s Social Security added 97,004 affiliates in February to about 21.67 million, a record for that month, led by education (+30,142), hospitality (+22,932) and construction (+17,478).
- Registered unemployment in Spain rose by 3,584 to 2,442,646, the lowest February level since 2008 in total terms, as indefinite contracts accounted for 44.1% of February hires.
- Regional data in Spain showed contrasts, with unemployment rising most in Madrid (+3,694), Catalonia (+2,039) and Castilla–La Mancha (+1,070) and falling in Andalusia (-2,629), while Galicia hit a February affiliation high of 1,088,231 despite 914 more registered unemployed.