HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES 34. Unemployed jobseekers by sex, reason for unemployment, and active jobsearch methods used 2009 Thousands of Methods used as a percent of total jobseekers persons Sex and reason Average Sent out number 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........................ 14,265 12,635 55.2 54.0 18.2 28.7 22.6 8.9 16.1 2.04 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs (1)....................................... 9,160 7,530 57.3 53.4 20.3 32.3 26.6 10.6 17.1 2.19 Job leavers....................................... 882 882 55.6 56.3 17.8 23.9 18.5 7.7 16.0 1.96 Reentrants........................................ 3,187 3,187 51.3 54.0 15.0 23.4 17.3 6.5 15.2 1.83 New entrants...................................... 1,035 1,035 51.8 56.8 13.0 22.7 12.7 4.2 11.2 1.73 Men, 16 years and over.......................... 8,453 7,304 56.6 51.8 18.0 30.4 23.2 9.1 16.2 2.06 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs (1)....................................... 5,967 4,817 58.5 51.1 19.6 32.9 26.4 10.5 17.3 2.17 Job leavers....................................... 438 438 55.2 54.5 19.2 26.5 19.0 8.4 15.5 1.99 Reentrants........................................ 1,504 1,504 52.1 51.7 14.2 26.1 17.7 6.8 15.3 1.84 New entrants...................................... 545 545 53.4 56.5 12.6 22.9 13.1 4.1 10.3 1.73 Women, 16 years and over........................ 5,811 5,331 53.3 57.1 18.4 26.3 21.7 8.5 15.9 2.02 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs (1)....................................... 3,193 2,713 55.1 57.6 21.4 31.2 27.1 10.9 16.9 2.21 Job leavers....................................... 444 444 55.9 58.2 16.5 21.4 18.1 7.0 16.5 1.94 Reentrants........................................ 1,683 1,683 50.6 56.1 15.6 20.9 16.9 6.3 15.2 1.82 New entrants...................................... 491 491 50.1 57.0 13.4 22.5 12.3 4.3 12.2 1.72 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. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.