Chart 2. Percentage employed who teleworked because of COVID-19, by the suitability of an occupation for telework classification and educational attainment, May to December 2020
Month Suitable for telework less, than HS Not suitable for , less than HS Suitable for telework, HS Not suitable for telework, HS Suitable for telework, some col. Not suitable for telework, some col. Suitable for telework, bachelor’s deg. Not suitable for telework, bachelor’s deg. Suitable for telework, advanced deg. Not suitable for telework, advanced deg.

May

19.57 2.92 35.44 5.79 43.03 9.56 66.13 29.54 73.22 57.11

Jun

13.74 3.22 29.43 4.59 38.78 8.04 60.66 24.29 68.69 48.98

Jul

13.23 2.65 23.74 4.04 33.63 6.36 55.18 16.10 63.35 29.60

Aug

16.24 1.31 22.25 2.53 31.85 4.88 50.95 14.85 59.80 29.06

Sep

13.42 1.98 20.37 2.70 28.57 4.80 48.53 15.08 57.22 29.33

Oct

9.88 1.48 18.47 2.57 26.63 4.24 47.05 13.43 55.31 27.73

Nov

11.30 1.71 19.10 2.42 28.63 4.90 46.85 14.41 55.81 28.12

Dec

11.35 2.06 20.97 3.17 30.16 4.93 49.94 15.09 59.87 31.57

Note: col. = college, COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019, deg. = degree, and HS = high school.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.