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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
34. Unemployed jobseekers by sex, reason for unemployment, and active jobsearch methods used
[Numbers in thousands]
Sex and reason 2023
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

Total unemployed

6,080 5,269 51.5 53.7 12.3 24.2 12.7 8.7 15.5 1.8

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs(1)

2,870 2,059 54.3 54.3 13.6 29.6 15.9 11.7 16.1 2.0

Job leavers

822 822 53.1 57.1 13.8 21.2 11.1 7.4 14.8 1.8

Reentrants

1,831 1,831 48.2 50.3 10.7 20.1 11.1 6.7 16.3 1.6

New entrants

556 556 49.6 57.6 10.8 22.2 8.9 6.0 12.1 1.7

Men

3,377 2,886 53.2 51.5 12.3 25.8 13.2 9.2 15.6 1.8

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs(1)

1,744 1,252 56.6 51.9 13.3 30.8 15.4 11.9 16.0 2.0

Job leavers

425 425 54.2 56.4 15.1 20.2 10.9 7.6 14.3 1.8

Reentrants

892 892 48.9 46.4 10.1 22.3 12.1 7.0 17.1 1.7

New entrants

317 317 50.9 57.6 10.9 23.0 10.3 6.4 11.9 1.7

Women

2,702 2,383 49.4 56.4 12.3 22.3 12.1 8.1 15.4 1.8

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs(1)

1,126 806 50.9 58.1 14.0 27.6 16.6 11.4 16.3 2.0

Job leavers

398 398 51.9 57.8 12.3 22.3 11.2 7.2 15.3 1.8

Reentrants

939 939 47.5 54.0 11.3 18.0 10.0 6.4 15.5 1.6

New entrants

239 239 48.0 57.6 10.7 21.2 7.1 5.5 12.4 1.6

Footnotes
(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.

 

Last Modified Date: January 26, 2024