HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES 34. Unemployed jobseekers by sex, reason for unemployment, and active jobsearch methods used 1999 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................... 5,880 5,032 65.4 49.4 14.5 14.0 17.6 7.0 9.7 1.78 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs(1)......................... 2,622 1,774 68.5 49.1 17.8 17.4 23.9 9.6 10.9 1.98 Job leavers.................................. 783 783 68.6 51.2 17.0 13.6 18.1 7.9 9.6 1.86 Reentrants................................... 2,005 2,005 62.2 48.5 11.7 11.9 13.9 5.5 9.3 1.63 New entrants................................. 469 469 62.5 50.9 9.6 10.4 8.7 2.1 6.6 1.51 Men, 16 years and over..................... 3,066 2,553 66.7 48.2 14.6 15.1 17.6 7.0 10.3 1.80 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs(1)......................... 1,563 1,050 69.3 47.7 17.7 18.7 23.3 9.2 11.8 1.98 Job leavers.................................. 389 389 71.1 49.6 16.8 14.7 18.9 8.3 9.7 1.89 Reentrants................................... 895 895 62.8 47.6 11.0 12.6 13.1 5.2 10.0 1.63 New entrants................................. 219 219 62.1 50.4 10.0 8.9 6.9 .9 5.8 1.45 Women, 16 years and over................... 2,814 2,479 64.1 50.6 14.4 12.8 17.5 7.0 9.0 1.76 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs(1)......................... 1,059 724 67.2 51.2 18.0 15.5 24.7 10.1 9.5 1.97 Job leavers.................................. 394 394 66.2 52.9 17.1 12.4 17.3 7.6 9.5 1.83 Reentrants................................... 1,111 1,111 61.7 49.2 12.2 11.4 14.5 5.8 8.8 1.64 New entrants................................. 250 250 62.9 51.3 9.3 11.7 10.4 3.1 7.3 1.56 1 Data on the number of jobseekers and the jobsearch methods used exclude persons on temporary layoff. NOTE: The jobseeker 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. Beginning in January 1999, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.