Chart 1. Percentage employed who teleworked because of COVID-19, by occupation group prepandemic teleworking rate, May to December 2020
Month High takeup rate Low takeup rate Not suitable for telework

May

62.5 38.9 14.9

Jun

57.3 34.3 12.4

Jul

51.7 30.6 8.6

Aug

49.2 26.5 7.2

Sep

46.2 24.0 7.3

Oct

44.1 22.7 6.6

Nov

44.8 23.1 7.0

Dec

47.9 24.6 7.8

Note: COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.