According to the 2025 annual report of the Joint Social Security Centre (CCSS), published on Friday 26 June, the average number of employees per day reached 509,072 in 2025, compared with 504,155 in 2024. This represents an increase of 4,917 employees year-on-year. The rise is clear and confirms the increase already evident in the number of members, which rose from 1,195,537 in 2024 to 1,205,436 in 2025.
At the same time, the number of employers paying contributions remained virtually unchanged. It stood at 36,146 in 2025, compared with 36,143 a year earlier. The contrast between the rise in the number of employees and this stability in the number of employers suggests that employment growth has relied more on existing structures than on an increase in the number of businesses.
The report also shows that this stability is part of a longer-term trend. In 2021, the CCSS still had 37,481 contributing employers. The figure recorded in 2025 therefore remains lower than that of four years ago, despite the continued rise in the number of employees.
Contrasting trends depending on legal status
The number of self-employed workers, meanwhile, continues to rise. Their average number rises from 25,489 in 2024 to 25,543 in 2025. Most notably, the number of self-employed contributors rises from 29,673 to 30,385. Membership figures for white-collar workers, craftspeople and traders reached 50,409, compared with 50,114 a year earlier.
Conversely, employment within private households continues to decline. The number of contributors in this category fell from 21,946 to 21,611 between 2024 and 2025. Employment-related registrations within private households also fell from 29,995 to 29,625.
The report also highlights the rise in the number of voluntary contributors. Their average number rises from 21,841 in 2024 to 23,708 in 2025. The number of contributors in this category is also increasing, from 16,513 to 17,376.
In terms of volume, the number of declarations continues to rise. Wage declarations rose from 9,710,228 in 2024 to 10,193,370 in 2025, an increase of 483,142 year-on-year. By contrast, the number of entries and exits fell from 575,116 to 563,469.
