state wins labor. Despite the inflation and uncertainty created by the war in Ukraine on the international scene, the good course of Alicante’s economy, survival rate The number of new businesses and the growth of existing businesses have resulted significantly. increase in the total number of companies from the region.
Thus, at the end of last April, Alicante was already 61,649 companies registered with SSIalmost a thousand more compared to the same period last year. This is a particularly important figure because this statistic only includes: businesses with at least one salaried employeeexcludes holding companies that do not have employees or are self-employed.
In other words, businesses have real activity and with at least one hired worker in addition to the owner himself, which explains the strength of the post-pandemic economic recovery and at the same time Occupational record shown by membership numbers in the last few months.
However, it is also a fact that this commercial growth It does not occur homogeneously throughout the province, As reflected in the latest data from the Valencian Statistical Institute, in this case with data up to March. Therefore, in general terms, they tourist areas from the shore and l’Alacanti those experiencing the largest increases in active turnover, while other areas El Comtat, l’Alcoià or Medio Vinalopó presented negative figures.
Specifically, if you dig into the municipality detail, the city Alicante It is the highest earning company with 119 companies last year, reaching 11,322 businesses with at least one salaried employee. follows it Torreviejacurrently adding 99 new operational jobs, up to a total of 2,532; orihuelaReaching 2,843 in total with 81 companies with more employees than a year ago; And Benidormafter adding 80 in the last twelve months it already has 3,337.
On the opposite side, in hand lost 15 companies; banyers 14 left; Ibi, another 12; pinos, nine; And onylseven, to indicate only the most prominent cases.
sectors
This uneven evolution has a lot to do with the sectors that have led the recovery in recent months and their distribution in the region. As a whole, the activity that produced the most efficient fabric up to the first quarter of this year was construction, which has just been kicked off, especially as things are accelerating to complete many promotions and deliver homes. rise of projects and reforms. Thus, companies that are committed to their work building construction activities add up to 183 more than a year ago and some related ones profession There are 161 more in this sector (plumbing, plasterer, electricity, etc.). 344 increases in total.
On the other hand, the number of companies devoted to service food and drink -hotel sector- currently reaches 8,587, an increase of approximately 230 from March 2022; and those Personal servicesThere are 2,342, or 114 more, which include everything from hairdressers to tattoo companies.
On the contrary, most industries Industry The number of companies dedicated to the industry shows a recession in trade suffers a setback and loses 106 signatures during that time.
More than 23,000 new workers hired
The increase in the number of active companies and the increase in the number of existing companies increased the number of workers employed in the province by 23,155 last year to 536,277. This means that each firm in Alicante employs an average of 8.6 employees.