Chart 5. Number of persons (in millions) 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

 4,289,399 915,933 3,313,670

Jun

 3,284,009 839,097 2,318,330

Jul

 2,304,959 850,076 1,406,250

Aug

 2,122,177 661,407 1,447,745

Sep

 2,258,590 719,986 1,474,753

Oct

 1,844,457 549,883 1,276,079

Nov

 1,568,832 379,109 1,174,419

Dec

 1,882,452 510,266 1,322,891

Note: Numbers only include persons exiting labor force in previous 12 months. COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.