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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	2023
	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	6,080	5,269	51.5	53.7	12.3	24.2	12.7	8.7	15.5	1.8
16 to 19 years	713	664	49.3	58.8	10.1	17.3	6.6	2.7	11.2	1.6
20 to 24 years	1,044	963	52.1	54.2	11.5	20.7	11.1	6.7	14.3	1.7
25 to 34 years	1,465	1,298	52.8	54.6	12.2	24.4	13.7	9.4	16.0	1.8
35 to 44 years	1,031	882	50.5	55.6	13.7	27.0	14.7	10.7	16.3	1.9
45 to 54 years	821	675	54.3	51.9	14.2	28.4	15.0	10.9	16.7	1.9
55 to 64 years	689	554	50.6	49.0	13.3	28.2	15.2	11.8	18.2	1.9
65 years and over	316	234	46.0	41.2	10.1	24.4	11.2	8.2	18.0	1.6

Men, 16 years and over	3,377	2,886	53.2	51.5	12.3	25.8	13.2	9.2	15.6	1.8
16 to 19 years	392	364	48.7	58.9	9.9	19.7	7.6	3.4	10.6	1.6
20 to 24 years	591	539	51.5	52.3	11.4	22.0	12.3	6.9	13.6	1.7
25 to 34 years	829	720	55.1	51.7	11.9	26.7	13.5	10.1	15.7	1.9
35 to 44 years	558	466	54.2	54.6	13.7	28.0	15.0	11.0	16.6	1.9
45 to 54 years	450	363	55.5	47.3	16.1	28.9	14.6	10.5	18.5	1.9
55 to 64 years	388	307	54.2	46.5	12.8	29.9	15.8	13.8	19.4	1.9
65 years and over	169	127	50.4	38.7	8.6	26.9	13.4	8.1	18.0	1.7

Women, 16 years and over	2,702	2,383	49.4	56.4	12.3	22.3	12.1	8.1	15.4	1.8
16 to 19 years	321	300	50.0	58.7	10.3	14.5	5.4	1.9	11.8	1.5
20 to 24 years	453	424	52.8	56.7	11.5	19.0	9.5	6.5	15.3	1.7
25 to 34 years	637	578	50.0	58.2	12.7	21.5	13.9	8.7	16.4	1.8
35 to 44 years	473	415	46.3	56.8	13.7	25.9	14.4	10.4	16.0	1.8
45 to 54 years	371	312	52.9	57.3	11.9	27.9	15.4	11.4	14.7	1.9
55 to 64 years	301	247	46.1	52.1	13.9	26.1	14.4	9.3	16.6	1.8
65 years and over	147	107	40.8	44.2	11.8	21.6	8.6	8.4	18.1	1.6

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY
White	4,162	3,510	51.6	53.2	12.6	24.2	12.3	8.4	15.8	1.8
Men	2,368	1,967	53.4	51.7	12.7	25.5	13.0	8.9	15.4	1.8
Women	1,794	1,543	49.3	55.1	12.6	22.6	11.4	7.8	16.3	1.8

Black or African American	1,212	1,115	51.2	53.3	10.8	22.8	14.4	8.8	13.7	1.8
Men	599	546	53.1	48.4	9.9	24.9	14.6	9.0	13.4	1.7
Women	612	568	49.4	57.9	11.7	20.8	14.3	8.6	13.9	1.8

Asian	344	318	52.6	59.7	16.5	29.5	12.0	13.0	19.7	2.0
Men	204	189	55.5	58.4	18.0	31.5	12.3	13.7	22.7	2.1
Women	139	129	48.5	61.6	14.3	26.6	11.5	12.0	15.2	1.9

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	1,475	1,233	49.9	47.9	9.5	29.3	13.6	8.1	12.7	1.7
Men	839	680	52.9	44.3	9.1	30.5	14.8	8.6	12.5	1.7
Women	635	554	46.2	52.3	10.1	27.8	12.2	7.6	13.0	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 26, 2024