HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES 34. Unemployed jobseekers by sex, reason for unemployment, and active jobsearch methods used 2002 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 rela- ment ment applica- ads tives agency agency tions Total, 16 years and over........................ 8,378 7,254 62.9 54.4 16.7 17.2 20.3 8.5 11.8 1.92 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs(1)........................................ 4,607 3,483 65.4 54.6 19.9 20.7 26.1 11.4 13.9 2.12 Job leavers....................................... 866 866 64.7 57.2 18.5 15.9 19.5 7.7 10.0 1.94 Reentrants........................................ 2,368 2,368 59.7 52.9 12.7 13.3 14.8 5.7 10.5 1.70 New entrants...................................... 536 536 57.9 54.9 11.2 13.7 8.8 3.0 6.9 1.57 Men, 16 years and over.......................... 4,597 3,859 64.1 52.7 16.8 18.4 20.8 8.7 12.7 1.95 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs(1)........................................ 2,820 2,082 66.1 52.9 19.7 21.5 25.7 11.3 14.6 2.13 Job leavers....................................... 434 434 65.9 55.4 17.5 17.3 20.3 7.7 11.2 1.96 Reentrants........................................ 1,068 1,068 61.0 50.8 12.4 14.0 14.8 5.2 11.1 1.70 New entrants...................................... 274 274 58.5 53.7 11.6 13.2 8.0 3.2 7.0 1.56 Women, 16 years and over........................ 3,781 3,395 61.5 56.3 16.6 15.8 19.8 8.2 10.8 1.89 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs(1)........................................ 1,787 1,401 64.3 57.1 20.1 19.4 26.6 11.4 12.8 2.12 Job leavers....................................... 432 432 63.5 59.0 19.5 14.4 18.7 7.6 8.8 1.92 Reentrants........................................ 1,300 1,300 58.6 54.6 13.0 12.8 14.9 6.1 10.0 1.70 New entrants...................................... 262 262 57.3 56.0 10.7 14.3 9.5 2.8 6.8 1.58 1 Data on the number of jobseekers and the jobsearch methods used exclude persons on temporary layoff. 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.