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Unemployed jobseekers by sex, age, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and active jobsearch methods used

HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
33. Unemployed jobseekers by sex, age, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and active jobsearch methods used
[Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic	2011
	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	13,747	12,517	51.5	55.6	18.5	28.8	21.0	8.6	15.4	2.0
16 to 19 years	1,400	1,349	48.7	61.3	12.5	20.5	10.7	3.7	10.2	1.7
20 to 24 years	2,234	2,082	51.6	58.0	16.0	24.3	18.3	6.9	13.8	1.9
25 to 34 years	3,187	2,920	52.3	57.3	18.2	28.1	22.7	8.8	15.5	2.0
35 to 44 years	2,389	2,141	51.8	53.9	20.7	32.1	24.0	10.8	16.7	2.1
45 to 54 years	2,493	2,224	52.9	53.1	21.2	33.7	24.5	10.5	17.1	2.1
55 to 64 years	1,579	1,408	50.4	53.4	21.4	31.2	23.0	9.8	17.9	2.1
65 years and over	465	394	48.7	43.2	16.5	32.8	14.2	5.8	15.8	1.8

Men, 16 years and over	7,684	6,875	52.4	53.0	18.0	30.4	22.0	9.0	15.7	2.0
16 to 19 years	786	759	48.1	59.0	12.6	22.3	12.2	3.8	9.7	1.7
20 to 24 years	1,275	1,165	52.7	55.0	15.5	25.3	20.1	7.9	13.6	1.9
25 to 34 years	1,795	1,605	53.3	55.5	18.1	30.3	23.9	9.3	15.7	2.1
35 to 44 years	1,316	1,150	53.8	49.9	20.7	35.8	25.4	11.3	17.5	2.2
45 to 54 years	1,370	1,198	54.0	50.2	20.4	35.4	24.8	10.6	18.1	2.1
55 to 64 years	882	777	50.1	51.6	20.2	30.9	23.6	9.6	18.6	2.1
65 years and over	261	222	50.6	41.5	13.9	30.8	13.2	6.7	15.4	1.7

Women, 16 years and over	6,063	5,642	50.4	58.8	19.1	26.9	19.8	8.2	15.1	2.0
16 to 19 years	613	589	49.4	64.2	12.4	18.2	8.9	3.5	11.0	1.7
20 to 24 years	960	917	50.2	61.9	16.7	23.1	16.1	5.6	14.2	1.9
25 to 34 years	1,392	1,315	51.1	59.5	18.3	25.4	21.2	8.3	15.2	2.0
35 to 44 years	1,073	991	49.5	58.7	20.8	27.8	22.4	10.3	15.9	2.1
45 to 54 years	1,123	1,026	51.7	56.5	22.3	31.7	24.1	10.5	16.0	2.1
55 to 64 years	697	631	50.8	55.6	22.8	31.6	22.3	10.1	17.1	2.1
65 years and over	204	172	46.2	45.4	19.9	35.5	15.6	4.8	16.2	1.8

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY
White	9,889	8,874	51.9	55.7	19.0	29.3	19.8	8.5	15.8	2.0
Men	5,631	4,947	52.7	53.2	18.5	31.1	20.8	8.9	16.1	2.0
Women	4,257	3,927	50.8	58.9	19.6	27.0	18.4	8.1	15.4	2.0

Black or African American	2,831	2,686	50.9	55.1	17.5	27.1	25.6	8.6	13.7	2.0
Men	1,502	1,418	51.6	52.6	16.8	28.2	26.8	8.6	13.4	2.0
Women	1,329	1,268	50.3	57.9	18.3	25.9	24.4	8.7	14.1	2.0

Asian	518	486	48.5	54.1	18.3	34.9	17.6	11.6	19.3	2.1
Men	269	253	49.9	52.9	16.7	37.2	18.1	12.4	21.1	2.1
Women	250	233	47.0	55.5	20.0	32.4	17.0	10.8	17.3	2.0

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	2,629	2,370	53.6	48.1	14.1	34.3	20.5	9.0	13.0	1.9
Men	1,527	1,341	55.1	45.3	13.5	35.7	21.5	9.0	13.4	1.9
Women	1,102	1,028	51.7	51.8	14.9	32.4	19.2	9.1	12.5	1.9
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: March 1, 2012