HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES 33. Unemployed jobseekers by sex, age, race, and active jobsearch methods used (Numbers in thousands) 1998 Thousands of Methods used as a percent of total jobseekers persons Sex, age, and race Average Sent out number of Total Total resumes Placed Friends Public Private methods unem- job- Employer or filled or or employ- employ- Other used ployed seekers directly out answered relatives ment ment applicatio- ads agency agency ns Total, 16 years and over... 6,210 5,344 64.6 48.6 15.9 14.8 19.2 6.9 8.8 1.79 16 to 19 years............. 1,205 1,144 62.7 54.2 9.8 10.8 8.9 2.4 5.6 1.55 20 to 24 years............. 1,081 989 65.9 48.0 15.3 13.9 18.8 7.3 8.0 1.78 25 to 34 years............. 1,419 1,204 65.8 47.8 18.0 16.5 22.7 7.8 9.6 1.89 35 to 44 years............. 1,258 1,035 65.9 47.1 18.5 15.6 24.2 8.7 9.1 1.90 45 to 54 years............. 782 619 64.5 48.2 18.6 17.8 23.8 10.4 11.1 1.95 55 to 64 years............. 343 264 62.2 42.0 19.6 17.5 21.0 7.7 13.7 1.84 65 years and over.......... 122 89 53.8 32.4 13.4 14.4 11.0 2.9 15.3 1.44 Men, 16 years and over..... 3,266 2,748 65.6 46.7 15.8 16.3 19.2 6.9 9.4 1.80 16 to 19 years............. 686 650 62.6 52.9 9.3 12.0 8.5 2.5 5.1 1.53 20 to 24 years............. 583 522 66.5 44.7 15.0 15.5 18.4 7.2 7.9 1.76 25 to 34 years............. 699 559 67.7 45.5 18.1 18.6 23.3 7.3 10.2 1.91 35 to 44 years............. 609 481 69.2 45.3 18.7 17.6 25.6 8.9 10.0 1.96 45 to 54 years............. 420 325 64.7 45.8 19.9 20.2 25.5 12.1 13.5 2.03 55 to 64 years............. 201 159 62.7 42.2 19.9 16.9 22.6 7.8 15.4 1.88 65 years and over.......... 69 52 53.0 34.3 12.8 13.8 9.3 2.4 21.0 1.49 Women, 16 years and over... 2,944 2,596 63.6 50.6 16.1 13.2 19.1 6.9 8.2 1.78 16 to 19 years............. 519 494 62.8 55.9 10.5 9.2 9.5 2.3 6.1 1.57 20 to 24 years............. 498 467 65.2 51.8 15.7 12.0 19.3 7.4 8.1 1.80 25 to 34 years............. 720 645 64.1 49.8 17.9 14.7 22.2 8.2 9.1 1.86 35 to 44 years............. 650 554 63.1 48.7 18.3 13.8 22.9 8.5 8.3 1.84 45 to 54 years............. 362 294 64.2 50.8 17.1 15.2 21.8 8.5 8.4 1.86 55 to 64 years............. 141 106 61.4 41.6 19.1 18.3 18.5 7.6 11.2 1.78 65 years and over.......... 53 36 55.0 29.7 14.3 15.2 13.4 3.6 7.0 1.38 White, 16 years and over... 4,484 3,767 64.8 48.4 32.6 31.1 35.2 13.3 9.5 1.79 Men.......................... 2,431 1,997 65.8 47.0 16.2 14.0 17.9 6.7 10.3 1.82 Women........................ 2,053 1,770 63.7 49.8 16.4 17.1 17.3 6.6 8.5 1.77 Black, 16 years and over... 1,426 1,311 64.5 49.9 29.2 24.5 47.9 14.8 6.7 1.79 Men.......................... 671 604 65.6 46.6 14.1 13.5 24.5 7.3 6.5 1.78 Women........................ 756 706 63.5 52.7 15.1 11.0 23.4 7.5 6.9 1.80 NOTE: The jobseekers total is less than the total unemployed because it does not include persons on temporary layoff. The percent using each method will always total more than 100 because many jobseekers use more than one method. Beginning in January 1998, data reflect new composite estimation procedures and revised population controls used in the household survey