Social Security has welcomed a notable inflow of foreign workers in September, adding 18,528 affiliates on a month‑over‑month basis for a 0.7 percent rise. The system closed the month with a total of 2,456,019 registered migrant workers, according to the latest update from the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Immigration reported on a Wednesday briefing.
In a broader view of recent trends, September showed a recovery after slower months earlier in the year. The number of registered foreign employed individuals in September stands in contrast to July’s decline of 11,400 and August’s drop of 14,000, signaling a potential shift in labor market dynamics for foreign workers across the country.
A closer look at the composition reveals that 842,036 of the registered foreigners come from European Union member states, representing 34.3 percent of the total, while 1,613,983 originate from non-EU countries, accounting for 65.7 percent. The largest cohorts among foreign workers are nationals from Romania, numbering 334,642; followed by Morocco with 286,726; Italy with 163,820; Colombia with 124,609; and Venezuela with 120,344.
Additionally, the system records 60,146 affiliates from Ukraine, a figure that is 12,891 higher than the level observed before the outbreak of the war in Ukraine earlier in the year.
Seasonally adjusted data confirm a stronger month for foreign memberships, with an increase of 19,791 individuals in September compared with August. This brings the seasonally adjusted total to 2,439,668 participants. Notably, this figure sits about 250,000 higher than the peak reached at the onset of the pandemic in February 2020. Over the first nine months of the year, the Social Security system added a cumulative 133,000 foreign workers, underscoring a persistent rise in foreign labor participation across the country.