Changes

The graphs on the ''Monthly evolution in the amount of furloughed workers '' from March to September 2020 show significant numbers of furloughed workers in all production areas, with the numbers decreasing as the months went by. The graphs show that over 1,600 workers in the mining and quarrying sector were on furlough during the initial months of the year, with the number beginning to decrease in April 2020. The sector’s percentage share on the total amount of workers on furlough show little change throughout the period. In the energy sector, the amount of affiliated workers on furlough reached a maximum in April 2020 and then began to reduce, following the same dynamics. The industry sector registered the same trend, although the industry sector’s percentage share on the total amount of affiliated workers on furlough remained stable throughout the whole period. Lastly, the construction sector followed a clearly downward trend, both in terms of the absolute amount of affiliated workers on furlough and its proportional share on the total amount of workers on furlough nationwide.

The increase in the use of home office was especially significant in the industry sector, as shown on the graph on ''[[:File:Companies Spain_Companies-using -home -office --in -the -industry -and -construction sectors-sectors_2020_statisticalgraph_18501_eng.jpg|Companies using home office in the industry and construction sectors]]''. Before the state of alarm, only 15% of industrial companies used this work format, yet these figures rose to around 60% during the period assessed. The construction industry followed a similar pattern, with the percentage rising from around 8% to nearly 40%. This way of working meant a qualitative change in the way industrial companies operated, and everything points to it being maintained in the future, albeit in a more regulated and proportional way after the pressure of the health crisis.

Lastly, the pandemic also had effects on production and turnover in these sectors. The ''[[:File:Monthly Spain_Monthly-evolution -in the -Business -Turnover -Index -in -the -mining -and -quarrying sector-sector_2019-2020_statisticalgraph_18487_eng.jpg|Monthly evolution in the Business Turnover Index in the mining and quarrying]]'' and ''[[:File:Monthly Spain_Monthly-evolution -in the -Business -Turnover -Index -in -the -industry sector-sector_2019-2020_statisticalgraph_18488_eng.jpg|in the industry sector]]'' showcase this effect. Taking the 2015 figures as a reference, the year-on-year decrease from 2019 to 2020 was evident in both cases, mainly in March and April. The ''[[:File:Business Spain_Business-Turnover -Index -in -the -construction sector-sector_2019-2020_statisticalgraph_18502_eng.jpg|Business Turnover Index in construction sector]]'' showed a similar trend, yet a return to previous figures was observed from July 2020 onwards.