HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES 34. Unemployed jobseekers by sex, reason for unemployment, and active jobsearch methods used 2005 Thousands of Methods used as a percent of total jobseekers persons Average Sex and reason number Sent out 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 relati- ment ment applica- ads tives agency agency tions Total, 16 years and over........................ 7,591 6,657 60.6 55.4 14.8 17.7 18.3 6.7 11.1 1.85 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs (1)....................................... 3,667 2,734 63.1 54.2 17.6 20.1 23.2 9.0 12.9 2.01 Job leavers....................................... 872 872 62.9 56.6 16.6 16.6 19.4 6.9 10.9 1.90 Reentrants........................................ 2,386 2,386 57.8 55.9 12.8 15.9 14.7 5.0 10.7 1.73 New entrants...................................... 666 666 57.4 56.2 8.5 15.3 10.2 3.0 6.0 1.57 Men, 16 years and over.......................... 4,059 3,467 61.4 53.2 14.7 19.4 18.4 6.8 11.6 1.86 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs (1)....................................... 2,188 1,596 63.8 51.5 17.5 21.9 22.1 8.9 13.5 2.00 Job leavers....................................... 445 445 65.0 54.8 16.6 17.8 19.5 6.7 11.2 1.92 Reentrants........................................ 1,067 1,067 58.5 53.9 11.8 17.1 14.6 4.9 11.0 1.73 New entrants...................................... 359 359 55.2 56.8 8.3 16.7 11.2 2.7 5.5 1.57 Women, 16 years and over........................ 3,531 3,190 59.8 57.7 15.0 15.8 18.3 6.6 10.6 1.84 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs (1)....................................... 1,479 1,138 62.2 58.1 17.9 17.6 24.6 9.0 11.9 2.02 Job leavers....................................... 427 427 60.6 58.5 16.5 15.4 19.2 7.2 10.7 1.89 Reentrants........................................ 1,319 1,319 57.3 57.6 13.5 14.9 14.8 5.2 10.4 1.74 New entrants...................................... 306 306 60.0 55.5 8.7 13.6 9.0 3.2 6.5 1.57 1 Data on the number of jobseekers and the jobsearch methods used exclude persons on temporary layoff. 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 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.