Chart 6. Percentage of persons recently exiting 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	43.2	35.9	45.9
Jun	35.9	30.5	38.0
Jul	26.8	27.6	26.3
Aug	22.7	21.9	23.2
Sep	23.8	22.4	23.9
Oct	19.7	17.8	20.9
Nov	18.3	13.0	21.4
Dec	20.5	19.0	21.0
Note: Percentages only include persons exiting labor force in previous 12 months. COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.