HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES 33. Unemployed jobseekers by age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and active jobsearch methods used 2008 Thousands of Methods used as a percent of total jobseekers persons Characteristic 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 applications ads agency agency AGE AND SEX Total, 16 years and over.... 8,924 7,749 56.9 52.3 17.1 23.8 18.9 8.0 14.1 1.92 16 to 19 years................ 1,285 1,212 54.9 58.8 11.3 16.3 8.2 2.4 8.9 1.61 20 to 24 years................ 1,545 1,406 57.0 53.1 15.7 20.4 16.3 6.2 13.9 1.83 25 to 34 years................ 1,949 1,689 58.6 51.7 18.0 24.9 21.7 8.6 14.3 1.98 35 to 44 years................ 1,604 1,344 57.8 52.4 18.9 27.2 22.9 11.1 15.8 2.07 45 to 54 years................ 1,473 1,242 57.6 49.3 19.8 27.3 23.4 11.0 15.8 2.05 55 to 64 years................ 803 654 54.2 49.3 20.0 28.6 22.5 10.1 17.9 2.03 65 years and over............. 264 201 53.7 38.7 14.7 24.2 11.6 4.9 13.1 1.61 Men, 16 years and over...... 5,033 4,234 58.7 49.8 17.1 26.1 19.3 8.1 14.2 1.94 16 to 19 years................ 736 688 56.2 57.2 12.4 18.0 8.5 2.5 9.0 1.64 20 to 24 years................ 920 814 57.0 51.2 15.4 22.2 15.9 6.5 12.9 1.81 25 to 34 years................ 1,119 928 60.8 49.1 18.7 27.5 22.5 8.8 14.1 2.02 35 to 44 years................ 875 699 59.9 48.8 18.9 31.5 24.8 11.3 17.6 2.13 45 to 54 years................ 804 644 61.4 46.1 19.9 29.5 24.5 11.3 15.6 2.09 55 to 64 years................ 425 344 56.2 46.2 18.7 30.4 22.3 9.2 18.2 2.02 65 years and over............. 153 116 54.6 37.8 14.4 26.0 11.9 5.0 13.4 1.63 Women, 16 years and over.... 3,891 3,515 54.7 55.3 17.0 21.0 18.4 8.0 14.1 1.89 16 to 19 years................ 549 525 53.2 60.9 10.0 14.0 7.9 2.4 8.7 1.57 20 to 24 years................ 625 592 56.9 55.8 16.0 17.9 16.8 5.8 15.3 1.85 25 to 34 years................ 830 761 55.9 54.8 17.1 21.7 20.7 8.3 14.4 1.94 35 to 44 years................ 730 645 55.4 56.3 18.9 22.4 20.9 10.8 13.9 1.99 45 to 54 years................ 669 598 53.5 52.8 19.7 24.9 22.3 10.6 16.0 2.01 55 to 64 years................ 377 309 52.0 52.7 21.5 26.6 22.6 11.1 17.5 2.05 65 years and over............. 111 85 52.4 40.0 15.1 21.6 11.3 4.7 12.8 1.59 RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX White, 16 years and over ... 6,509 5,540 57.3 53.0 17.1 23.4 17.4 7.8 14.6 1.91 Men........................... 3,727 3,057 59.2 50.5 17.4 25.8 18.0 7.9 15.1 1.94 Women......................... 2,782 2,483 54.9 56.1 16.8 20.5 16.7 7.7 14.1 1.87 Black or African American, 16 years and over ......... 1,788 1,646 56.0 50.2 17.1 23.9 24.8 8.3 12.0 1.93 Men........................... 949 862 57.5 47.6 16.2 26.1 25.2 8.1 10.7 1.92 Women......................... 839 784 54.3 53.2 18.1 21.5 24.5 8.4 13.5 1.94 Asian, 16 years and over ... 285 266 57.7 47.0 16.3 31.6 14.7 12.7 18.2 1.99 Men........................... 160 149 59.4 46.1 16.7 33.9 13.6 11.4 17.8 1.99 Women......................... 125 117 55.6 48.3 15.9 28.6 16.1 14.3 18.7 1.98 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over......... 1,678 1,421 56.9 45.7 13.1 30.5 18.0 7.6 11.2 1.84 Men........................... 1,007 818 59.7 42.3 13.9 32.8 17.5 7.4 11.9 1.86 Women......................... 672 603 53.2 50.4 12.0 27.4 18.7 8.0 10.2 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. Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.