2016 Annual Averages ‐ Unemployed jobseekers by sex, age, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and active jobsearch methods used : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
33. Unemployed jobseekers by sex, age, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and active jobsearch methods used
[Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic	2016
	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	7,751	6,785	50.6	57.7	15.4	25.8	15.9	8.0	13.6	1.9
16 to 19 years	925	880	48.9	62.1	12.2	18.4	6.9	2.3	8.8	1.6
20 to 24 years	1,286	1,196	52.3	58.6	14.3	23.1	14.6	6.3	12.8	1.8
25 to 34 years	1,797	1,605	51.9	60.2	15.8	25.7	17.3	9.1	13.0	1.9
35 to 44 years	1,258	1,071	51.8	57.3	15.3	26.6	16.7	8.8	14.0	1.9
45 to 54 years	1,189	1,001	50.1	55.9	17.5	30.6	20.2	10.6	15.3	2.0
55 to 64 years	941	764	49.6	54.1	17.9	30.2	20.4	10.7	16.4	2.0
65 years and over	355	269	41.0	42.2	13.2	28.2	12.0	6.8	19.4	1.6

Men, 16 years and over	4,187	3,625	52.2	55.7	15.0	26.8	16.4	8.4	13.6	1.9
16 to 19 years	512	487	50.8	61.6	11.0	18.8	7.5	2.5	8.9	1.6
20 to 24 years	742	684	53.0	55.2	13.6	24.2	15.7	7.6	13.3	1.8
25 to 34 years	966	850	52.6	57.5	15.7	27.1	17.9	9.6	12.2	1.9
35 to 44 years	644	535	54.9	55.6	15.0	27.6	16.2	9.0	13.9	1.9
45 to 54 years	602	492	52.6	53.2	17.8	32.0	20.7	11.5	16.5	2.0
55 to 64 years	528	429	51.1	53.9	18.3	31.8	21.6	10.9	16.1	2.0
65 years and over	193	148	42.5	41.4	13.2	28.5	12.4	6.1	19.9	1.6

Women, 16 years and over	3,564	3,160	48.8	60.0	15.8	24.6	15.4	7.4	13.5	1.9
16 to 19 years	413	392	46.5	62.8	13.6	17.9	6.1	2.0	8.7	1.6
20 to 24 years	545	513	51.2	63.1	15.3	21.7	13.1	4.5	12.1	1.8
25 to 34 years	832	755	51.2	63.3	16.0	24.2	16.6	8.5	13.8	1.9
35 to 44 years	614	536	48.6	58.9	15.7	25.7	17.2	8.5	14.1	1.9
45 to 54 years	586	509	47.7	58.4	17.3	29.1	19.8	9.7	14.2	2.0
55 to 64 years	413	335	47.7	54.5	17.3	28.2	18.8	10.6	16.9	2.0
65 years and over	162	120	39.3	43.3	13.3	27.8	11.6	7.7	18.9	1.6

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY
White	5,345	4,574	51.2	56.9	15.9	25.9	14.9	7.7	14.2	1.9
Men	2,952	2,501	52.7	55.3	15.4	26.5	15.0	8.2	14.3	1.9
Women	2,393	2,073	49.4	58.9	16.6	25.1	14.6	7.0	14.1	1.9

Black or African American	1,655	1,532	48.9	59.2	14.1	24.3	19.6	8.7	11.0	1.9
Men	845	776	50.0	57.4	13.9	25.7	20.7	9.1	10.4	1.9
Women	810	756	47.8	61.0	14.3	22.8	18.4	8.4	11.5	1.8

Asian	349	323	50.9	56.3	16.1	32.7	15.8	10.3	17.5	2.0
Men	176	166	52.8	53.5	16.8	34.5	18.1	11.5	18.4	2.1
Women	172	157	48.9	59.3	15.5	30.9	13.3	9.0	16.5	1.9

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	1,548	1,314	50.9	53.6	12.7	29.3	15.9	8.1	12.3	1.8
Men	833	690	52.8	51.4	12.6	29.7	16.7	8.5	11.9	1.8
Women	715	624	48.8	56.1	12.9	29.0	15.1	7.7	12.7	1.8
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 8, 2017