Chart 3. Number of persons (in millions) 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	42,428,909	13,151,507	28,702,129
Jun	34,630,973	11,066,285	23,041,247
Jul	26,646,514	8,724,459	17,436,811
Aug	20,429,779	6,757,838	13,287,264
Sep	15,823,386	5,339,648	10,217,421
Oct	12,270,764	4,280,946	7,837,209
Nov	12,078,733	4,134,412	7,790,233
Dec	12,789,441	3,988,112	8,603,129
Note: COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.