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The COVID-19 pandemic had particularly severe effects on tourism as well as on the employment figures of this sector (see the maps on the ''[[:File:Quarterly evolution in the amount of employed in tourism|Quarterly evolution in the amount of employed in tourism]]'' as well as on the ''[[:File:Monthly evolution in the amount of workers affiliated to the Social Security system|Monthly evolution in the amount of workers affiliated to the Social Security system]]''). These maps show a sharp drop in employment from March to June 2020 in coastal and urban destinations, which rely heavily on international demand. Later on, after the end of the state of alarm and during the summer, figures recovered slightly until September 2020, when, unlike 2019, the number of workers affiliated to the Social Security system began to fall again, showing the start of the second wave of the pandemic.

Given that rural accommodation is usually highly subject to seasonal tourism patterns, the fact that average occupancy rates in the sector reached 28.6% for July, August and September 2020 is very significant.

{{ANEAutoria|Autores=Juan Bautista Ferreres Bonfill, Josep Antoni Ivars Baidal y Jose Fernando Vera Rebollo}}