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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 as well as on the Monthly evolution in the amount of workers affiliated to the Social Security system|Quarterly evolution in the amount of employed in tourism as well as on the 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.
Regions with larger proportions of their population employed in tourism (15.1% - 20%) were most affected, like Andalusia (Andalucía), Catalonia (Catalunya/Cataluña) and the Region of Madrid (Comunidad de Madrid). Other destinations with smaller percentages of their population employed in tourism and a higher domestic demand, such as La Rioja, Navarre (Navarra) and Extremadura, recorded a lower year-on-year change. Interestingly, despite the Canary Islands (Canarias) registering a more significant fall in employment than any other region, the amount of workers affiliated to the Social Security system in this region remained relatively stable. This situation may be explained by the fact that the Canary Islands (Canarias), together with the Balearic Islands (Illes Balears), registered more furloughed workers than any other region.
