Chart 7. Percentage of persons in experienced labor force 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 and educational attainment, May to December 2020
Month Suitable for telework, less than HS Not suitable for telework, 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

31.2 39.2 23.0 34.5 24.3 34.7 16.8 29.3 13.0 26.0

Jun

21.0 30.6 18.7 26.1 20.2 27.8 14.0 24.4 11.3 20.5

Jul

20.6 22.8 14.0 20.2 14.6 19.8 11.3 19.6 10.3 13.9

Aug

12.2 16.8 10.0 15.2 11.9 15.7 9.1 15.1 7.3 11.4

Sep

9.2 12.7 8.9 11.6 8.9 12.0 7.6 11.4 5.9 8.5

Oct

9.6 9.8 7.0 8.9 6.9 8.9 6.1 8.7 4.7 6.0

Nov

9.5 9.9 7.1 8.5 6.3 9.2 5.7 8.9 5.0 6.6

Dec

8.6 11.8 6.2 9.9 7.0 9.8 5.1 8.8 4.8 8.0

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

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.