Thus, according to data from the State Public Employment Service (SEPE), in Industry registered unemployment rose by 25.194 people (+ 9,15%); in Construction, 59.551 more unemployed (+ 22,92%) and in Services, which affected the broad commercial and tourism sector and the Hospitality and Catering channel, in another 206.016 people (+8,97%). The national total added 302.265 new jobseekers last March (2,16% from Agriculture), leaving the total of unemployed registered in the SEPE at 3.548.312 people, after the largest rise in monthly unemployment in history.

The rise in registered unemployment in Agriculture was much higher than that registered in the month of March 2019. Then, the number of registered unemployed increased by 1.722 people. Since 2009, only in that year (+7.684 more unemployed), in 2010 (+7.019) and in 2014 (+14.854), a greater number of agricultural unemployed had been registered. March is also a bridging month, because some harvests are ending, such as winter vegetables and olive mills, and, in part, citrus, before others start, especially those related to stone fruit.

By Autonomous Community, the 159.420 registered agricultural unemployed throughout Spain (almost 4,5% of the national total) are distributed among Andalusia, 68.941 unemployed (+4.152); Aragon, 3.800 (+170); Principality of Asturias, 1.395 (-30); Balearic Islands, 693 (+28); Canary Islands, 4.622 (+95); Cantabria, 686 (-20); Castilla-La Mancha, 15.252 (+694); Castilla y León, 8.272 (+153); Catalonia, 8.400 (+64); Valencian Community, 13.297 (+282); Extremadura, 11.755 (+521); Galicia, 5.950 (-79); Community of Madrid, 2.858 (+23); Murcia Region, 6.757 (-40); Comunidad Foral de Navarra, 2.112 (+117); Basque Country, 2.694 (+151); La Rioja, 1.795 (+238)); Ceuta, 75 (+3), and Melilla, 66 (-2).

Membership

The number of average affiliates in the Special Agrarian System of employed workers of the General Social Security Scheme reflected in March an interannual decrease with respect to that same month of 2019 of 3,28% and 25.431 affiliates, remaining at 749.382 people, while the Sea Regime fell by 1.772 occupied.

However, in the month, affiliation to this system increased by 2.642 people in March (+0,35%) compared to February, according to data from the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration.

In the Sea Regime, employment increased by 772 people (1,17%) to 62.654 members.

Since March 12, when Covid-19 began to expand and the first measures of the Government were adopted, the decrease in this system was 1,60% and of 6.418 members, the lowest percentage, saving the System Special for Domestic Employees and the Special Coal Regime.

The variation by sectors since that date was 1,43% in Agriculture and 16.056 fewer affiliates.

The affiliation in the Agrarian activity (Agriculture, livestock, hunting, forestry and fishing) in the General Social Security Regime was 71.748 people in March 2020, with an increase of 1,49% and 840 more affiliates, with a Absolute variation of 2,19% and 1.535 affiliates with respect to the same month of 2019.

In the Special Regime for Self-Employed Workers (RETA), the affiliation in the Agriculture activity of self-employed workers was 265.991 people in March, with an increase of 209 people (+ 0,08%) and 170 people (+0,06 , XNUMX%) of interannual variation.

The affiliation data includes those affected by the Temporary Employment Regulation Records (ERTE), due to the effect on employment and the affiliation of the Covid-19.