HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES 34. Unemployed jobseekers by sex, reason for unemployment, and active jobsearch methods used 1998 Thousands of Methods used as a percent of total jobseekers persons Average Sex and reason number Sent out of Total Total resumes Placed Friends Public Private methods unem- job- Employer or filled or or employ- employ- Other used ployed seekers directly out answered relati- ment ment applica- ads ves agency agency tions Total, 16 years and over................... 6,210 5,344 64.6 48.6 15.9 14.8 19.2 6.9 8.8 1.79 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs(1)......................... 2,822 1,957 68.0 47.1 19.7 17.5 25.2 9.5 10.0 1.98 Job leavers.................................. 734 734 67.9 51.2 18.8 13.4 20.2 7.7 7.8 1.87 Reentrants................................... 2,132 2,132 61.1 48.2 13.1 13.0 15.6 5.4 8.8 1.65 New entrants................................. 520 520 61.7 51.8 9.4 14.0 9.8 2.4 6.2 1.56 Men, 16 years and over..................... 3,266 2,748 65.6 46.7 15.8 16.3 19.2 6.9 9.4 1.80 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs(1)......................... 1,703 1,185 69.4 44.9 19.1 18.7 24.6 9.4 10.6 1.97 Job leavers.................................. 368 368 68.6 49.7 18.4 15.0 19.7 7.1 7.9 1.87 Reentrants................................... 931 931 60.7 46.0 12.4 14.3 15.1 4.9 9.7 1.64 New entrants................................. 264 264 61.6 53.0 8.9 14.2 8.7 2.7 5.7 1.55 Women, 16 years and over................... 2,944 2,596 63.6 50.6 16.1 13.2 19.1 6.9 8.2 1.78 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs(1)......................... 1,119 772 65.9 50.6 20.6 15.7 26.0 9.7 9.1 1.98 Job leavers.................................. 366 366 67.2 52.7 19.1 11.8 20.7 8.4 7.6 1.88 Reentrants................................... 1,201 1,201 61.4 49.9 13.6 11.9 15.9 5.8 8.1 1.67 New entrants................................. 257 257 61.9 50.6 10.0 13.7 10.9 2.1 6.7 1.56 1 Data on the number of jobseekers and the jobsearch methods used exclude persons on temporary layoff. NOTE: The jobseeker 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. Beginning in January 1998, data reflect new composite estimation procedures and revised population controls used in the household survey.