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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
33. Unemployed jobseekers by sex, age, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and active jobsearch methods used
[Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic 2013
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

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

11,460 10,324 51.1 57.3 17.2 28.8 19.4 8.9 15.2 2.0

16 to 19 years

1,327 1,272 48.0 61.6 12.0 21.3 8.8 3.5 10.7 1.7

20 to 24 years

1,997 1,886 52.7 60.3 16.0 26.2 17.4 7.2 13.7 1.9

25 to 34 years

2,504 2,259 52.7 58.6 16.8 28.5 21.6 9.9 15.1 2.0

35 to 44 years

1,913 1,685 50.7 56.7 18.7 30.9 22.9 10.3 15.8 2.1

45 to 54 years

1,945 1,702 52.3 55.3 19.7 32.9 23.1 11.3 17.1 2.1

55 to 64 years

1,340 1,170 50.0 53.8 19.6 33.1 21.1 10.9 18.1 2.1

65 years and over

435 350 44.6 42.5 17.8 29.5 14.5 5.9 17.9 1.7

Men, 16 years and over

6,314 5,588 52.4 55.3 17.1 30.2 20.0 9.3 15.5 2.0

16 to 19 years

746 714 47.8 61.5 11.8 22.4 9.6 3.8 11.2 1.7

20 to 24 years

1,143 1,067 53.6 58.7 16.5 28.1 18.6 7.8 13.4 2.0

25 to 34 years

1,381 1,217 53.9 55.9 16.7 30.0 22.1 10.6 14.8 2.0

35 to 44 years

1,015 868 52.9 55.0 18.7 32.9 23.9 10.6 16.3 2.1

45 to 54 years

1,039 880 54.5 51.3 19.5 33.7 23.7 11.9 18.8 2.1

55 to 64 years

741 642 51.7 51.6 19.7 34.3 21.7 10.9 18.3 2.1

65 years and over

250 201 45.5 42.3 16.8 29.0 13.5 6.1 19.5 1.7

Women, 16 years and over

5,146 4,736 49.6 59.7 17.3 27.3 18.7 8.4 14.8 2.0

16 to 19 years

581 558 48.2 61.6 12.3 19.8 7.6 3.0 10.0 1.6

20 to 24 years

854 819 51.5 62.3 15.3 23.7 15.8 6.3 14.0 1.9

25 to 34 years

1,123 1,042 51.3 61.7 17.0 26.7 21.0 9.1 15.4 2.0

35 to 44 years

898 817 48.5 58.6 18.7 28.8 21.9 9.9 15.2 2.0

45 to 54 years

906 822 50.0 59.6 19.8 32.0 22.4 10.6 15.3 2.1

55 to 64 years

600 528 48.0 56.4 19.5 31.6 20.3 10.9 18.0 2.1

65 years and over

185 149 43.4 42.8 19.0 30.1 15.7 5.6 15.7 1.7

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO
ETHNICITY

White

8,033 7,109 51.9 57.2 18.0 28.7 17.8 8.5 15.6 2.0

Men

4,520 3,914 53.1 55.0 17.8 29.9 18.4 9.0 16.1 2.0

Women

3,513 3,195 50.3 59.9 18.2 27.3 17.1 7.8 14.9 2.0

Black or African American

2,429 2,284 49.6 57.4 15.2 28.3 24.6 9.8 13.6 2.0

Men

1,236 1,157 51.4 55.4 15.5 29.8 25.2 9.9 13.3 2.0

Women

1,192 1,127 47.8 59.6 14.9 26.9 24.1 9.7 14.0 2.0

Asian

448 424 51.1 54.9 17.2 35.0 16.3 12.1 16.4 2.0

Men

253 239 52.6 54.5 17.5 36.8 19.2 12.6 16.2 2.1

Women

195 185 49.0 55.5 16.8 32.6 12.6 11.6 16.7 2.0

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

2,257 2,014 53.3 51.7 14.3 34.1 20.7 9.2 12.1 2.0

Men

1,263 1,099 54.5 50.3 14.1 35.5 21.5 9.2 13.0 2.0

Women

994 915 51.9 53.5 14.6 32.5 19.8 9.1 11.0 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: February 26, 2014