Employment in large companies and in corporate SMEs advanced in the second quarter by 3.6%, which represents a slight acceleration in the pace of job creation compared to the first three months of the year, according to the statistics released by the Tax Agency.
"Although it is impossible to determine with the aggregated information available, it is possible that part of the improvement is related to the process of regularization of workers that began in April," pointed out the Tax Agency.
The report details that the evolution of the number of recipients of labor income can be interpreted as a rebound within a stabilization path around 3% that was maintained throughout 2025.
In parallel, the average gross income —salaries— grew by 3.5% in the second quarter, a percentage very close to that recorded between January and March and that fits into the trajectory of relative stability initiated after the peak reached in the second quarter of 2024.
Sales increase by 3.4% in the quarter
The statistics from the Tax Agency also indicate that the total billing of these companies rose by 3.4% in the second quarter compared to the same period of the previous year, which represents more than a point of acceleration compared to the advance observed in the first quarter.
This greater dynamism comes, above all, from the boost of exports, while sales in the domestic market maintained relatively stable growth.
In detail, domestic sales increased by 3.2% between April and June, one tenth more than in the previous three months. By components, consumption sales reduced their pace (from 6.8% to 5.3%), while those intended for investment intensified (5.7% after 4.8%). Within the latter, sales of equipment and software recorded a strong rebound, with an increase of 10.6% compared to the previous 7.9%, while those linked to construction showed some weakness, losing seven tenths (from 2% to 1.3%).
Exports advanced by 3.8% in the second quarter of the year, the best figure since the first quarter of 2023. By destination areas, sales to the EU accelerated by almost two points to a rate of 4.4%, while those directed to non-EU countries returned to positive territory, with an increase of 3.2% after the drop of 4.4% recorded in the previous quarter.