There are already more companies than before the pandemic, up to 63 municipalities in the province

This is reflected in the latest data. Companies registered with Social Security Compiled by Generalitat’s Statistics Portal for the first quarter of this year, showing that the state’s economy was making good progress at least until Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, accelerating cost growth, which slowed growth around the world.

Expecting to see the impact of the conflict, figures through March show a positive balance for the entire province. 59,724 companies with a bid account, i.e. they have at least one employee. In other words, they are not just instrumental companies. There are 166 more of those counted at the beginning of 2020, which isn’t bad if you take that into account. first outbreak of coronavirus and confinement More than 4,000 companies were destroyed Alicante is 7% of its productive fabric.

irregular rhythm

However, the truth is that the recovery is not progressing at the same pace throughout the province and there are municipalities that take longer to heal than others due to the productive nature of each.

So when you’re in 63 towns Already business volume exceeded before covid and in nine other cities the figure is already equal, still exists 55 municipalities where is the job count follow below.

Among the first, the two largest cities in the province, Alicante Y elche, but yes, with increases in the number of very small companies, 0.3% in the first case and 0.6% in the capital of Baix Vinalopó. Re-activation of the municipality in the evolution of both municipalities construction industryservices are slightly below pre-pandemic levels, with the largest increase in the number of active companies. In total, the provincial capital closed the first quarter with 11,203 companies, while Elche registered 7,327 companies.

In percentage terms, the growth in the turnover of three tourist towns stands out: XabiaFor a company with a total of 1,172 employees, which currently has a company employing 7.2% more workers than before covid; Altea3.6% more and with a total of 1,049 active companies; Y calpeincreased by 3.6% to a total of 1,006 companies. The same pattern is repeated in all of them: a complete recovery and even an increase in the number of companies. service industry -this is probably related to the tourism model being more tourism based. second housesmore than in hotels – and a growth in related businesses build regarding the numbers that existed before the coronavirus.

all metropolitan area of ​​Alicante, Santa Pola, Guardamar and Orihuela They also have a greater productive fabric than before, as in Ibi, in the interior of the province where job improvement is added to the resistance of the industrial fabric.

On the opposite side, the two municipalities with a higher percentage of companies to be bailed out have little to do with each other. This, on the one hand, Benidormstill at the end of March 6.3% fewer open businesses At the beginning of 2020; and villenain a similar situation.

In the case of the tourist capital of the Costa Blanca, the reason for this delay was that it was also the city where the most business tissue was lost in the first wave of covid, and also, unlike most municipalities, due to restrictions on the arrival of International travelers, which continued to destroy companies until the first quarter of 2021. Thus, that period disappeared or became unemployed. 14.4% of all companies in the municipality. Of course, the positive side is that it’s also the city with the most companies gains last year – 9.7% – but it still doesn’t make up for the whole drop.

Villena for its part, industrial crisis The footwear industry was already dragging in the region prior to the pandemic, which added to the drop in services and remained well below 2020 levels. Also with more moderate figures, other Alto and Medio Vinalopó, for example Elda, Novelda or Petrer.

outside this area, Alcoy or Torrevieja they also continue with slightly lower company numbers than they were two years ago.