HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES 34. Unemployed jobseekers by sex, reason for unemployment, and active jobsearch methods used 2007 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 rela- ment ment applica- ads tives agency agency tions Total, 16 years and over........................ 7,078 6,102 57.4 50.7 16.0 21.7 17.7 7.6 12.9 1.84 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs (1)......................................... 3,515 2,539 59.4 49.8 19.3 26.4 23.6 10.6 14.4 2.04 Job leavers....................................... 793 793 61.8 51.8 17.3 20.8 15.8 7.4 12.2 1.88 Reentrants........................................ 2,142 2,142 54.6 50.9 13.2 18.1 13.6 5.4 12.7 1.69 New entrants...................................... 627 627 53.1 52.3 9.8 16.8 9.9 3.3 8.2 1.54 Men, 16 years and over.......................... 3,882 3,266 58.3 48.5 15.7 23.2 17.8 7.8 13.1 1.85 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs (1)......................................... 2,175 1,559 60.3 47.5 18.4 27.7 22.8 10.3 14.7 2.02 Job leavers....................................... 408 408 62.9 50.9 15.9 21.0 14.3 7.1 12.4 1.85 Reentrants........................................ 956 956 55.3 47.5 13.4 18.8 13.7 5.4 12.9 1.67 New entrants...................................... 343 343 52.0 52.8 9.9 17.7 10.4 3.7 7.7 1.54 Women, 16 years and over........................ 3,196 2,836 56.3 53.3 16.2 20.0 17.6 7.4 12.6 1.84 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs (1)......................................... 1,340 980 58.0 53.4 20.8 24.2 25.0 11.0 13.9 2.07 Job leavers....................................... 385 385 60.5 52.7 18.8 20.7 17.3 7.7 12.0 1.91 Reentrants........................................ 1,186 1,186 54.0 53.7 13.1 17.4 13.6 5.4 12.6 1.70 New entrants...................................... 285 285 54.5 51.7 9.8 15.9 9.3 2.8 8.8 1.53 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. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.