Table 5. Job search activity (1) using the Internet by selected characteristics, October 2003
Table 5. Job search activity(1) using the Internet by selected characteristics, October 2003
(Numbers in thousands)
Total civilian Job search activity of persons who used
noninstitutional the Internet to search for a job
population (percent)
Characteristic Read Posted a
Total who on-line Researched Submitted resume on
used the Percent ads or informa- a resume a job
Total Internet of searched tion on or listing
to search total on-line potential applica- site or
for a job job employers tion with a
listings service
AGE AND SEX
Total, 16 years and over............ 222,039 25,459 11.5 92.6 70.2 57.0 41.0
16 to 24 years.......................... 36,017 5,676 15.8 92.0 63.4 55.1 39.2
16 to 19 years........................ 16,145 1,470 9.1 88.9 51.1 46.3 27.9
20 to 24 years........................ 19,872 4,206 21.2 93.1 67.7 58.2 43.1
25 years and over....................... 186,022 19,784 10.6 92.8 72.2 57.5 41.6
25 to 34 years........................ 39,094 7,538 19.3 93.7 74.9 60.0 42.6
35 to 44 years........................ 43,670 6,228 14.3 92.8 71.3 57.3 41.4
45 to 54 years........................ 40,760 4,163 10.2 91.9 70.5 55.6 41.7
55 to 64 years........................ 28,112 1,595 5.7 91.1 68.0 53.1 38.1
65 years and over..................... 34,385 260 .8 91.4 68.4 47.4 35.3
Men..................................... 106,879 12,460 11.7 92.4 73.5 59.8 42.8
Women................................... 115,160 12,999 11.3 92.9 67.1 54.3 39.4
RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY
White................................... 181,871 20,310 11.2 92.3 70.1 56.1 39.5
Black or African American............... 25,825 3,120 12.1 93.7 70.8 62.3 49.2
Asian................................... 9,328 1,297 13.9 93.5 73.5 60.0 45.2
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity............ 27,913 2,304 8.3 92.1 68.5 55.9 42.2
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Total, 25 years and over............ 186,022 19,784 10.6 92.8 72.2 57.5 41.6
Less than a high school diploma......... 27,757 619 2.2 92.9 60.0 52.9 35.0
High school graduates, no college (2)... 59,569 3,846 6.5 93.3 63.7 51.7 39.4
Some college or associate degree........ 46,741 6,200 13.3 93.2 69.1 55.5 40.6
Bachelor's degree and higher (3)........ 51,954 9,119 17.6 92.3 78.8 61.6 43.6
Advanced degree....................... 17,846 2,868 16.1 90.8 80.9 60.6 41.8
1 Refers to use of the Internet to search for a job "this year," that is, from January to October 2003.
2 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
3 Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.
NOTE: The percentage of persons performing each activity may exceed 100 percent as persons may perform
more than one activity. 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. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is
Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race.
Last Modified Date: August 10, 2005
United States Department of Labor
