The Community of Madrid has lost 15 percent of its self-employed in the hospitality sector and the coronavirus pandemic has wiped out more than 20 percent of companies that had between one and five workers from January to September 2020, after that Covid-19 mainly affected smaller companies and workers in sectors such as tourism and hospitality. This is clear from the data offered by the National Institute of Statistics, in its statistics on the demographic situation of companies, which shows that Madrid companies with between one and five workers went from 120,832 on January 1 to 95,236 as o


The Community of Madrid has lost 15 percent of its self-employed in the hospitality sector and the coronavirus pandemic has wiped out more than 20 percent of companies that had between one and five workers from January to September 2020, after that Covid-19 mainly affected smaller companies and workers in sectors such as tourism and hospitality. This is clear from the data offered by the National Institute of Statistics, in its statistics on the demographic situation of companies, which shows that Madrid companies with between one and five workers went from 120,832 on January 1 to 95,236 as of January 1 October of last year. This fall, although it has also affected large companies, is less in those with 250 employees or more, which go from 1,563 entities to 1,553. When serving the sectors most affected by the pandemic, companies in the food and beverage service category - including restaurants and food stands or beverage establishments - fell more than 23 percent in the first nine months. of the year, going from 17,679 in January to 13,460 companies with at least one worker in September. This sector in the category of accommodation services - hotels or tourist accommodation - Madrid companies with some worker have been reduced by percent from 1,297 to 1,114 on October 1 Regarding the self-employed in Madrid in food and beverage services, 4,402 self-employed workers have been lost during the first nine months of the year, which is 15 percent less, going from 26,903 to 22,861 as of October 1, in one of the sectors that have suffered the most from the consequences of Covid. Most of the self-employed who ceased their activity in this period were men - with 4,368 fewer - and more than 1,600 were women in this sector. By age, more than 6,600 self-employed persons aged 60 and over ceased to be self-employed in this period, while self-employed persons under 30 years of


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