Chart 4. Percentage of persons in experienced labor force who were unable to work at some point in last 4 weeks because employer closed or lost business because of COVID-19, by the suitability of an occupation for telework, May to December 2020
Month Total Suitable for telework Not suitable for telework

May

 26.9 18.8 33.6

Jun

 21.6 15.6 26.5

Jul

 16.6 12.4 19.8

Aug

 12.7 9.5 15.3

Sep

 9.9 7.7 11.6

Oct

 7.6 6.2 8.8

Nov

 7.6 5.9 8.8

Dec

 8.0 5.7 9.8

Note: COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.