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	2018
	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	6,314	5,461	50.2	55.0	14.1	23.8	14.5	8.1	13.5	1.8
16 to 19 years	759	710	48.3	59.6	10.3	18.0	6.8	3.0	9.4	1.6
20 to 24 years	1,048	959	52.7	57.1	14.4	21.3	11.9	6.4	13.1	1.8
25 to 34 years	1,450	1,274	50.5	56.1	13.9	22.8	15.1	8.5	12.5	1.8
35 to 44 years	1,003	840	49.5	54.3	14.0	25.7	19.0	9.8	13.7	1.9
45 to 54 years	938	786	51.1	54.5	15.6	27.5	17.2	10.5	16.0	1.9
55 to 64 years	789	648	49.3	49.5	16.0	28.7	17.3	10.5	16.2	1.9
65 years and over	327	245	47.1	46.2	15.0	24.0	12.3	8.3	15.7	1.7

Men, 16 years and over	3,398	2,899	51.7	52.6	14.3	25.1	14.8	8.3	13.6	1.8
16 to 19 years	422	395	47.7	58.0	9.9	18.4	6.8	2.9	8.4	1.5
20 to 24 years	596	544	52.6	54.5	14.9	23.7	11.9	7.1	12.1	1.8
25 to 34 years	763	651	52.3	53.5	14.3	26.1	15.3	8.7	13.1	1.8
35 to 44 years	515	420	52.8	51.3	14.2	27.1	21.1	10.4	13.8	1.9
45 to 54 years	490	403	53.8	52.6	16.9	27.0	18.4	10.1	16.8	2.0
55 to 64 years	435	352	51.4	46.3	14.8	29.2	17.1	10.7	17.8	1.9
65 years and over	177	133	48.5	44.5	15.6	23.0	11.0	8.0	16.6	1.7

Women, 16 years and over	2,916	2,562	48.6	57.8	13.9	22.3	14.2	8.0	13.3	1.8
16 to 19 years	338	316	49.1	61.6	10.7	17.5	6.8	3.1	10.5	1.6
20 to 24 years	452	414	52.8	60.6	13.9	18.3	12.0	5.5	14.5	1.8
25 to 34 years	687	623	48.7	58.8	13.5	19.4	15.0	8.2	11.9	1.8
35 to 44 years	488	420	46.1	57.4	13.8	24.3	17.0	9.3	13.6	1.8
45 to 54 years	448	383	48.2	56.4	14.2	28.0	16.0	11.0	15.1	1.9
55 to 64 years	354	295	46.9	53.3	17.4	28.1	17.6	10.3	14.2	1.9
65 years and over	150	112	45.5	48.3	14.3	25.2	13.8	8.7	14.5	1.7

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY
White	4,354	3,672	50.6	54.3	14.4	24.4	13.4	8.0	14.0	1.8
Men	2,380	1,979	52.2	52.4	14.7	26.1	14.0	8.3	14.3	1.8
Women	1,973	1,693	48.7	56.5	14.0	22.5	12.7	7.6	13.6	1.8

Black or African American	1,322	1,214	49.9	54.4	13.0	22.0	19.4	8.7	11.8	1.8
Men	676	616	51.8	49.1	12.8	22.4	18.9	7.9	11.0	1.7
Women	646	598	48.0	59.8	13.2	21.5	19.9	9.6	12.6	1.9

Asian	304	281	49.8	60.1	13.9	27.6	10.3	10.3	15.4	1.9
Men	159	145	51.4	58.4	14.0	27.3	11.0	11.2	16.0	1.9
Women	146	135	48.0	61.9	13.7	27.9	9.5	9.3	14.8	1.9

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	1,323	1,117	49.8	52.0	11.8	29.2	13.5	7.4	10.6	1.7
Men	695	569	52.4	49.1	11.8	31.4	14.7	7.7	11.0	1.8
Women	628	547	47.0	55.1	11.9	26.9	12.2	7.2	10.2	1.7
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 18, 2019