The loss of self-employed workers in the Aragonese community continues. So far this year, the number of RETA members has down 0.2% in Aragonwhich represents a decrease of 165 self-employed workers. At the end of August, a total of 98,901 members were registered compared to 99,066 in December 2023..
Comparing the two periods, we see that Education sector lost the most freelancerswith a decrease of 6.5%, currently representing 2,385 self-employed workers, according to data provided today by the ATA.
The decline in self-employment is also felt in other areas of activity, such as, for example, industrywith a decrease of 1.9% and 121 fewer self-employed workers, reaching 6,079 affiliations.
It also fell by 1.4% in the sectors of trade And financial and insurance activities. However, it is the first, commerce, which records the biggest drop with 259 fewer self-employed workers from December 2023 to August of this year, followed by agriculture. In this case, with a decrease of 1.2%, there is a decrease of 212 self-employed workers. In financial and insurance activities, 21 self-employed workers were lost during this period.
In addition, it decreases construction0.3% with 30 fewer self-employed workers, although it is the sector with the most self-employed workers with a total of 11,517 affiliations. In absolute terms, it ranks third in terms of volume of self-employed workers, after agriculture, which is the second activity with the most self-employed professionals with 17,547, and 18,732 self-employed professionals in total, despite the decrease recorded so far this year.
In the rest of the sectors, there is a increase in AragonThe 3.5% increase in the hotel industry is significant, reaching 9,786 self-employed workers, as are administrative activities with an increase of 2.5% and artistic and entertainment activities with 1.8%.
In Aragon, Zaragoza is the province with the highest loss of self-employed workers from December 2023 to August 2024. In concrete terms, they decrease by 0.3% compared to the average of 0.2% for the Aragonese community.
As is the case throughout the Aragonese territory, educationwith a decrease of 6.6%, is the sector that loses the most self-employed workers, followed by industry, trade And agriculturewith 2.3%, 1.4% and 1.1% respectively.
They also fall into real estate activities and financial servicesboth with decreases of 0.9%, as well as in health activities with 0.3%.
In absolute terms, the most significant decline occurs in trade with 195 fewer self-employed workers, although it is the most concentrated sector with 13,421, and in education with 117 fewer self-employed workers.
