2017 Annual Averages ‐ Unemployed jobseekers by sex, age, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and active jobsearch methods used : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
33. Unemployed jobseekers by sex, age, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and active jobsearch methods used
[Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic	2017
	Unemployed		Percent of jobseekers using method							Average number of methods used
	Total	Job- seekers	Contacted employer directly	Sent out resumes or filled out applications	Placed or answered ads	Contacted friends or relatives	Public employ- ment agency	Private employ- ment agency	Other	Average number of methods used
AGE AND SEX
Total, 16 years and over	6,982	6,027	51.3	56.3	14.4	25.2	15.3	8.4	13.9	1.9
16 to 19 years	827	781	49.1	60.4	10.1	18.7	5.9	3.5	9.7	1.6
20 to 24 years	1,127	1,031	53.9	57.7	13.9	22.3	14.2	6.3	12.5	1.8
25 to 34 years	1,647	1,432	52.0	57.7	14.3	23.8	15.9	8.7	13.6	1.9
35 to 44 years	1,143	961	50.8	57.0	15.1	27.1	18.8	10.2	14.6	1.9
45 to 54 years	1,060	889	51.8	53.9	17.4	31.0	18.5	11.2	15.8	2.0
55 to 64 years	835	673	50.5	52.5	15.9	30.0	18.5	11.3	16.6	2.0
65 years and over	343	259	46.1	46.1	13.2	25.3	11.0	6.6	17.0	1.7

Men, 16 years and over	3,743	3,187	51.9	53.7	14.4	26.5	15.9	8.6	14.0	1.9
16 to 19 years	457	431	49.7	58.9	9.8	21.5	6.7	3.4	8.9	1.6
20 to 24 years	667	598	52.8	55.6	14.5	24.7	15.0	6.7	13.4	1.8
25 to 34 years	884	744	51.8	56.6	14.4	24.6	16.8	9.3	12.6	1.9
35 to 44 years	575	469	53.1	51.8	15.2	29.3	19.7	10.9	15.4	2.0
45 to 54 years	537	445	53.5	50.1	18.2	31.0	20.9	12.0	16.7	2.0
55 to 64 years	445	362	51.3	50.1	14.3	30.7	18.4	10.2	16.4	1.9
65 years and over	179	139	46.8	41.1	12.4	25.7	9.5	6.7	21.1	1.6

Women, 16 years and over	3,239	2,840	50.7	59.2	14.4	23.7	14.5	8.2	13.7	1.9
16 to 19 years	371	349	48.3	62.3	10.3	15.1	5.0	3.5	10.8	1.6
20 to 24 years	460	434	55.5	60.6	13.0	18.9	13.1	5.8	11.3	1.8
25 to 34 years	763	688	52.2	59.0	14.1	22.9	15.0	8.0	14.7	1.9
35 to 44 years	568	493	48.5	62.0	14.9	25.0	18.0	9.5	13.9	1.9
45 to 54 years	523	444	50.1	57.6	16.6	31.1	16.2	10.4	14.9	2.0
55 to 64 years	389	311	49.5	55.3	17.7	29.3	18.6	12.6	16.9	2.0
65 years and over	164	121	45.4	51.8	14.1	24.9	12.7	6.5	12.2	1.7

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY
White	4,765	4,002	52.1	55.1	14.6	25.3	14.4	8.2	14.4	1.8
Men	2,592	2,151	53.0	52.6	14.6	26.7	15.1	8.5	14.7	1.9
Women	2,173	1,851	51.1	58.0	14.7	23.6	13.6	7.7	14.0	1.8

Black or African American	1,501	1,388	49.2	58.8	14.2	24.3	18.7	8.7	11.0	1.9
Men	766	700	48.7	56.2	15.1	25.8	19.1	8.4	10.5	1.8
Women	735	687	49.7	61.5	13.3	22.8	18.3	8.9	11.6	1.9

Asian	333	306	52.6	56.2	12.7	32.4	12.5	10.6	18.9	2.0
Men	177	162	53.8	55.4	11.2	32.1	14.5	10.5	18.9	2.0
Women	156	143	51.4	57.1	14.3	32.7	10.2	10.8	19.0	2.0

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	1,401	1,180	51.9	52.4	11.3	29.0	15.2	9.4	12.2	1.8
Men	730	595	53.3	48.3	11.3	30.6	16.5	10.7	12.3	1.8
Women	671	586	50.5	56.5	11.4	27.4	13.9	8.0	12.1	1.8
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.

Last Modified Date: January 16, 2019