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Unemployed jobseekers by sex, age, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and active jobsearch methods used

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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	2022
	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	5,996	5,166	49.9	53.2	12.7	22.5	11.9	7.2	15.2	1.7
16 to 19 years	675	638	49.8	55.7	10.7	16.5	6.7	3.8	10.8	1.5
20 to 24 years	1,039	960	49.8	54.4	12.2	20.8	10.0	5.2	14.8	1.7
25 to 34 years	1,425	1,250	51.2	56.2	13.2	21.6	12.4	7.7	14.7	1.8
35 to 44 years	1,046	883	49.3	54.4	13.1	23.4	13.9	9.3	15.6	1.8
45 to 54 years	788	637	51.4	48.6	13.7	28.4	15.8	8.4	17.3	1.8
55 to 64 years	699	564	49.6	49.8	12.7	25.4	13.1	9.4	17.6	1.8
65 years and over	323	234	42.4	41.4	12.6	24.5	9.2	6.1	17.9	1.5

Men, 16 years and over	3,218	2,730	50.7	52.0	12.7	24.5	11.4	7.4	15.4	1.7
16 to 19 years	351	329	47.0	54.5	10.3	18.2	6.7	4.3	11.3	1.5
20 to 24 years	593	539	50.7	53.9	12.6	23.0	10.4	5.8	14.4	1.7
25 to 34 years	760	653	52.6	54.7	13.4	24.3	11.9	7.6	15.3	1.8
35 to 44 years	548	455	50.7	51.6	12.4	24.3	13.9	9.6	16.5	1.8
45 to 54 years	404	316	53.0	48.1	13.7	30.2	13.8	9.0	17.7	1.9
55 to 64 years	376	301	50.9	49.0	13.6	27.3	12.1	9.2	17.5	1.8
65 years and over	187	138	45.6	42.2	11.5	27.2	8.7	6.0	16.9	1.6

Women, 16 years and over	2,778	2,435	49.0	54.6	12.7	20.3	12.4	7.0	14.9	1.7
16 to 19 years	324	310	52.7	57.0	11.1	14.7	6.6	3.2	10.4	1.6
20 to 24 years	446	420	48.7	55.0	11.8	18.0	9.4	4.5	15.3	1.6
25 to 34 years	666	597	49.8	58.0	12.9	18.6	13.0	7.8	14.1	1.7
35 to 44 years	498	428	47.8	57.4	13.8	22.5	13.9	9.0	14.5	1.8
45 to 54 years	384	321	49.8	49.2	13.7	26.6	17.7	7.8	16.9	1.8
55 to 64 years	323	263	48.1	50.8	11.8	23.2	14.4	9.7	17.6	1.8
65 years and over	136	96	37.8	40.4	14.1	20.5	9.9	6.2	19.3	1.5

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY
White	4,049	3,382	51.1	52.3	12.8	23.0	11.3	7.1	15.3	1.7
Men	2,238	1,833	51.8	51.7	13.0	24.9	10.7	7.3	15.5	1.8
Women	1,811	1,549	50.2	53.1	12.6	20.8	11.9	6.8	15.1	1.7

Black or African American	1,300	1,195	48.6	54.2	12.3	20.9	14.0	7.3	13.2	1.7
Men	642	588	50.1	51.1	11.4	23.5	13.6	7.2	14.5	1.7
Women	658	606	47.2	57.3	13.3	18.5	14.3	7.5	11.9	1.7

Asian	306	279	46.7	55.1	13.2	27.1	10.7	10.3	21.4	1.9
Men	165	157	47.7	55.9	14.7	26.3	11.4	11.5	19.4	1.9
Women	140	122	45.5	54.1	11.2	28.1	9.7	8.8	24.0	1.8

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	1,302	1,084	48.8	51.0	9.8	30.8	11.9	7.7	12.0	1.7
Men	715	576	48.7	50.0	9.2	34.3	11.3	8.1	12.6	1.7
Women	587	508	48.8	52.2	10.4	26.9	12.7	7.2	11.4	1.7
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: January 25, 2023