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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

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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

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