HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES 34. Unemployed jobseekers by sex, reason for unemployment, and active jobsearch methods used 2004 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........................ 8,149 7,151 62.7 54.5 16.4 18.0 19.9 7.7 11.8 1.92 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs (1)......................................... 4,197 3,199 65.4 53.9 19.8 21.1 25.7 10.3 13.5 2.10 Job leavers....................................... 858 858 64.4 54.0 17.3 16.8 18.7 7.0 11.6 1.90 Reentrants........................................ 2,408 2,408 59.4 55.1 13.5 15.1 15.2 5.5 11.0 1.75 New entrants...................................... 686 686 59.6 56.2 10.3 15.8 11.2 4.0 6.4 1.64 Men, 16 years and over.......................... 4,456 3,807 63.9 52.4 15.9 19.5 20.0 8.2 12.7 1.93 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs (1)......................................... 2,603 1,954 66.3 51.5 18.6 22.1 24.7 10.4 14.1 2.08 Job leavers....................................... 437 437 66.1 51.6 17.8 17.8 19.1 8.4 12.1 1.94 Reentrants........................................ 1,070 1,070 59.8 53.1 12.2 15.8 14.7 5.2 12.1 1.73 New entrants...................................... 346 346 59.7 56.0 9.8 17.8 11.4 4.8 7.1 1.67 Women, 16 years and over........................ 3,694 3,344 61.4 57.0 17.1 16.4 19.8 7.1 10.7 1.90 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs (1)......................................... 1,595 1,245 64.0 57.5 21.6 19.5 27.2 10.2 12.6 2.13 Job leavers....................................... 421 421 62.5 56.5 16.8 15.8 18.3 5.6 11.1 1.87 Reentrants........................................ 1,338 1,338 59.0 56.8 14.5 14.4 15.7 5.7 10.2 1.77 New entrants...................................... 340 340 59.4 56.4 10.8 13.6 11.0 3.2 5.7 1.60 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. Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.