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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	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	Average number of methods used
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