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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
34. Unemployed jobseekers by sex, reason for unemployment, and active jobsearch methods used
[Numbers in thousands]
Sex and reason2020
UnemployedPercent of jobseekers using methodAverage
number of
methods
used
TotalJob-
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

Total unemployed

12,9476,57749.156.014.224.514.38.315.21.8

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs(1)

9,7703,39949.656.816.027.817.010.215.81.9

Job leavers

68368351.558.714.322.212.27.114.11.8

Reentrants

1,9691,96947.553.311.920.611.56.415.31.7

New entrants

52652649.457.011.420.49.94.912.91.7

Men

6,6443,57150.254.114.126.114.98.215.21.8

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs(1)

5,0451,97250.455.015.429.517.210.016.01.9

Job leavers

36736753.555.915.022.713.86.413.61.8

Reentrants

95295248.950.211.422.012.46.215.31.7

New entrants

28028048.857.712.420.19.04.311.91.6

Women

6,3043,00647.958.214.422.613.58.415.21.8

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs(1)

4,7251,42748.459.216.825.516.810.315.51.9

Job leavers

31631649.262.013.621.710.27.914.71.8

Reentrants

1,0171,01746.256.212.419.310.66.515.21.7

New entrants

24624650.156.210.320.811.05.614.01.7

Footnotes
(1) Data on the number of jobseekers and the jobsearch methods used exclude persons on temporary layoff.

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. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

 

Last Modified Date: January 22, 2021