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2015 Annual Averages ‐ 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	2015
	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	8,296	7,322	50.5	57.4	15.1	26.8	17.2	8.3	14.1	1.9
16 to 19 years	966	916	46.9	63.4	11.6	19.6	8.1	3.6	9.6	1.6
20 to 24 years	1,501	1,397	52.0	60.1	13.1	22.6	14.2	6.5	13.6	1.8
25 to 34 years	1,905	1,683	51.2	58.7	14.8	26.6	19.8	8.5	13.7	1.9
35 to 44 years	1,351	1,183	51.5	58.0	17.4	29.4	19.8	9.6	13.7	2.0
45 to 54 years	1,259	1,060	51.8	54.3	18.0	31.8	21.2	11.7	16.4	2.1
55 to 64 years	978	821	49.4	51.3	17.8	32.4	19.0	9.5	17.3	2.0
65 years and over	337	263	45.1	43.3	10.5	25.8	13.5	9.0	16.7	1.6

Men, 16 years and over	4,490	3,898	51.0	54.9	14.9	28.3	17.5	8.6	14.1	1.9
16 to 19 years	531	502	46.6	61.2	11.7	20.2	8.4	3.6	9.5	1.6
20 to 24 years	865	793	51.9	57.9	12.6	23.6	14.9	6.5	13.4	1.8
25 to 34 years	1,030	880	51.4	55.6	14.9	29.4	20.1	8.9	14.0	1.9
35 to 44 years	695	591	52.6	55.3	17.8	31.5	19.4	10.1	13.9	2.0
45 to 54 years	649	535	52.3	51.7	17.7	34.9	21.8	12.5	16.9	2.1
55 to 64 years	536	448	51.4	49.0	17.0	33.2	20.7	10.3	17.4	2.0
65 years and over	184	149	47.4	42.1	9.4	24.1	13.2	10.4	16.5	1.6

Women, 16 years and over	3,807	3,424	49.9	60.2	15.5	25.0	16.8	7.9	14.0	1.9
16 to 19 years	435	414	47.2	66.0	11.5	18.8	7.8	3.7	9.7	1.6
20 to 24 years	636	604	52.1	62.9	13.7	21.2	13.2	6.6	13.8	1.8
25 to 34 years	874	802	50.9	62.0	14.8	23.5	19.4	8.0	13.4	1.9
35 to 44 years	656	592	50.5	60.7	17.0	27.3	20.2	9.1	13.5	2.0
45 to 54 years	610	525	51.4	57.0	18.3	28.7	20.6	10.9	15.9	2.0
55 to 64 years	442	373	46.9	54.0	18.8	31.4	16.9	8.5	17.2	1.9
65 years and over	153	114	42.2	44.8	11.9	28.0	13.9	7.1	17.1	1.7

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY
White	5,662	4,879	51.1	57.2	15.9	27.3	16.2	8.1	14.7	1.9
Men	3,126	2,648	51.5	55.0	15.8	28.6	16.6	8.5	15.0	1.9
Women	2,537	2,231	50.6	59.8	16.0	25.7	15.7	7.6	14.3	1.9

Black or African American	1,846	1,728	49.2	58.3	14.1	24.2	20.4	8.2	11.7	1.9
Men	935	865	49.5	56.2	13.3	26.1	20.5	8.4	11.0	1.9
Women	911	863	48.8	60.5	14.9	22.3	20.3	8.0	12.3	1.9

Asian	347	319	51.5	52.2	13.5	34.0	15.1	13.4	17.8	2.0
Men	191	178	50.6	49.0	14.8	34.7	15.1	13.0	15.3	1.9
Women	156	141	52.5	56.4	11.8	33.2	15.0	13.9	20.9	2.1

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	1,726	1,497	52.8	53.1	11.7	31.8	18.0	8.4	12.8	1.9
Men	943	791	54.0	49.0	11.7	33.0	17.9	8.8	14.4	1.9
Women	783	705	51.4	57.6	11.7	30.5	18.1	7.9	10.9	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 10, 2016