Unemployed jobseekers by sex, age, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and active job search 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 job search methods used [Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic	2025
	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	7,314	6,405	50.8	56.1	12.3	23.7	13.8	8.4	16.1	1.8
16 to 19 years	905	851	47.8	59.6	9.0	18.2	7.6	2.9	12.2	1.6
20 to 24 years	1,302	1,195	53.4	57.7	11.6	20.9	10.8	6.8	14.7	1.8
25 to 34 years	1,645	1,468	52.2	56.6	14.2	23.2	14.8	9.6	16.7	1.9
35 to 44 years	1,275	1,111	50.5	56.6	12.0	23.8	17.0	10.3	17.2	1.9
45 to 54 years	999	838	50.6	54.9	12.1	28.1	16.4	9.9	17.0	1.9
55 to 64 years	797	648	50.2	53.0	13.6	29.5	17.6	11.4	17.4	1.9
65 years and over	392	293	45.8	44.0	13.1	26.8	12.3	8.0	20.3	1.7

Men, 16 years and over	3,955	3,427	51.8	54.5	12.3	25.1	14.1	8.3	16.0	1.8
16 to 19 years	492	468	46.8	57.0	8.9	20.6	8.6	3.5	12.6	1.6
20 to 24 years	742	681	53.6	56.2	11.8	22.9	11.8	6.7	14.9	1.8
25 to 34 years	892	778	52.7	55.1	14.5	23.9	14.2	8.6	17.1	1.9
35 to 44 years	649	557	52.6	55.7	11.6	27.2	18.3	10.8	15.9	1.9
45 to 54 years	532	440	52.6	53.1	11.9	30.3	16.5	10.5	17.5	1.9
55 to 64 years	430	345	52.2	50.9	14.3	28.5	17.9	10.5	17.2	1.9
65 years and over	218	158	48.5	45.4	13.2	25.2	10.3	7.2	20.1	1.7

Women, 16 years and over	3,359	2,978	49.7	57.8	12.2	22.0	13.5	8.7	16.1	1.8
16 to 19 years	413	383	49.0	62.8	9.1	15.3	6.3	2.3	11.8	1.6
20 to 24 years	560	514	53.0	59.8	11.4	18.2	9.4	6.9	14.4	1.7
25 to 34 years	753	690	51.7	58.2	13.9	22.5	15.4	10.7	16.3	1.9
35 to 44 years	626	554	48.3	57.6	12.3	20.3	15.7	9.8	18.5	1.8
45 to 54 years	467	398	48.4	56.9	12.4	25.8	16.2	9.2	16.4	1.9
55 to 64 years	367	303	47.9	55.4	12.8	30.6	17.2	12.5	17.8	1.9
65 years and over	174	135	42.5	42.5	12.9	28.8	14.5	8.8	20.4	1.7

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY
White	4,840	4,114	50.9	55.4	12.5	24.4	13.3	8.3	16.6	1.8
Men	2,686	2,262	52.0	54.1	12.6	25.9	13.4	8.4	16.7	1.8
Women	2,154	1,852	49.6	57.1	12.4	22.7	13.2	8.3	16.5	1.8

Black or African American	1,545	1,436	49.7	56.1	11.3	21.4	16.2	9.1	14.3	1.8
Men	776	714	50.6	53.9	10.9	22.5	16.5	8.1	14.7	1.8
Women	769	722	48.7	58.2	11.8	20.3	15.9	10.1	13.9	1.8

Asian	458	433	53.8	60.3	13.5	27.1	13.2	10.0	18.6	2.0
Men	244	231	52.4	60.1	13.9	31.0	15.4	10.1	18.4	2.0
Women	214	202	55.4	60.5	13.1	22.7	10.8	9.9	18.9	1.9

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	1,766	1,502	50.3	50.4	10.2	28.8	14.6	8.0	13.0	1.8
Men	966	798	51.8	45.7	10.5	30.7	14.6	8.2	12.8	1.7
Women	800	704	48.6	55.6	9.8	26.7	14.6	7.7	13.2	1.8
NOTE: The jobseekers total is less than the total unemployed because it does not include people 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. People 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. Annual estimates for 2025 are 11-month averages that exclude October. (Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.) As a result, 2025 annual estimates are not strictly comparable with annual averages for other years.

Last Modified Date: February 20, 2026