Unemployed jobseekers by sex, reason for unemployment, and active job search methods used : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
34. Unemployed jobseekers by sex, reason for unemployment, and active job search methods used [Numbers in thousands]
Sex and reason	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
Total unemployed	7,314	6,405	50.8	56.1	12.3	23.7	13.8	8.4	16.1	1.8
Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs(1)	3,443	2,534	53.3	58.3	13.5	27.9	17.9	11.2	17.1	2.0
Job leavers	835	835	54.6	57.0	12.5	20.5	11.1	8.2	15.2	1.8
Reentrants	2,267	2,267	48.2	53.5	11.5	21.0	11.8	6.7	16.5	1.7
New entrants	770	770	46.3	55.1	10.1	20.7	9.6	4.7	12.8	1.6

Men	3,955	3,427	51.8	54.5	12.3	25.1	14.1	8.3	16.0	1.8
Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs(1)	2,028	1,499	54.2	56.8	13.1	28.4	17.8	11.2	16.4	2.0
Job leavers	415	415	55.7	54.4	12.0	21.4	11.0	7.3	14.7	1.8
Reentrants	1,114	1,114	49.5	52.3	12.1	23.6	12.0	6.1	17.0	1.7
New entrants	397	397	45.0	52.6	10.3	21.2	9.6	4.2	13.4	1.6

Women	3,359	2,978	49.7	57.8	12.2	22.0	13.5	8.7	16.1	1.8
Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs(1)	1,416	1,034	51.9	60.6	14.2	27.3	18.0	11.3	18.0	2.0
Job leavers	419	419	53.6	59.7	13.0	19.7	11.1	9.1	15.6	1.8
Reentrants	1,152	1,152	47.0	54.6	10.9	18.6	11.6	7.3	16.0	1.7
New entrants	372	372	47.6	57.7	9.8	20.2	9.5	5.3	12.1	1.6
Footnotes (1) Data on the number of jobseekers and the jobsearch methods used exclude people on temporary layoff.
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. 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