HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES 34. Unemployed jobseekers by sex, reason for unemployment, and active jobsearch methods used 2003 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 relati- ment ment applica- ads ves agency agency tions Total, 16 years and over........................ 8,774 7,653 63.8 54.6 17.2 18.8 20.6 8.2 12.2 1.96 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs (1)......................................... 4,838 3,717 66.2 54.3 20.4 22.3 26.4 10.8 14.0 2.15 Job leavers....................................... 818 818 64.1 56.4 17.7 17.1 18.2 7.4 11.2 1.92 Reentrants........................................ 2,477 2,477 60.8 54.9 13.6 15.1 15.2 5.6 10.9 1.76 New entrants...................................... 641 641 61.5 52.5 11.8 14.8 11.5 4.3 7.6 1.64 Men, 16 years and over.......................... 4,906 4,175 65.2 52.3 16.9 20.1 20.9 8.2 12.4 1.96 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs (1)......................................... 3,024 2,293 67.1 51.9 19.3 23.0 25.8 10.4 14.4 2.12 Job leavers....................................... 422 422 65.1 53.4 18.1 19.1 18.5 7.6 10.9 1.93 Reentrants........................................ 1,141 1,141 62.6 53.4 13.0 15.9 14.2 5.2 10.4 1.75 New entrants...................................... 320 320 61.2 50.4 11.5 15.5 12.4 4.2 6.7 1.62 Women, 16 years and over........................ 3,868 3,478 62.2 57.3 17.6 17.2 20.4 8.1 11.9 1.95 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs (1)......................................... 1,814 1,424 64.7 58.3 22.1 21.3 27.3 11.3 13.2 2.19 Job leavers....................................... 397 397 62.9 59.5 17.2 15.1 17.9 7.2 11.5 1.92 Reentrants........................................ 1,336 1,336 59.3 56.2 14.1 14.3 16.0 5.8 11.4 1.78 New entrants...................................... 321 321 61.8 54.5 12.1 14.1 10.7 4.4 8.6 1.67 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. Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.