HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES 34. Unemployed jobseekers by sex, reason for unemployment, and active jobsearch methods used 2010 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........................ 14,825 13,394 53.6 55.2 18.4 28.8 22.2 8.9 15.4 2.03 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs (1)......................................... 9,250 7,819 55.6 54.1 20.5 32.5 26.3 10.7 16.4 2.17 Job leavers....................................... 889 889 53.1 58.0 18.6 25.1 20.7 8.3 14.9 2.00 Reentrants........................................ 3,466 3,466 50.0 55.9 15.6 23.5 17.0 6.4 14.9 1.84 New entrants...................................... 1,220 1,220 51.5 58.4 12.9 22.9 12.3 5.1 11.3 1.75 Men, 16 years and over.......................... 8,626 7,638 54.9 52.7 18.1 30.4 23.0 9.0 15.7 2.04 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs (1)......................................... 5,919 4,932 56.4 51.8 19.7 33.2 26.5 10.5 16.6 2.15 Job leavers....................................... 457 457 54.2 56.0 17.9 27.9 19.5 7.9 14.3 1.98 Reentrants........................................ 1,608 1,608 51.1 52.6 15.2 25.0 17.2 6.6 15.1 1.84 New entrants...................................... 641 641 52.7 57.9 13.4 23.9 12.3 4.7 11.0 1.76 Women, 16 years and over........................ 6,199 5,756 52.0 58.5 18.8 26.7 21.2 8.8 15.1 2.02 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs (1)......................................... 3,331 2,888 54.3 57.9 21.9 31.2 25.8 11.0 16.1 2.19 Job leavers....................................... 432 432 52.0 60.2 19.3 22.2 21.9 8.7 15.7 2.01 Reentrants........................................ 1,858 1,858 49.1 58.7 15.8 22.1 16.8 6.2 14.6 1.84 New entrants...................................... 579 579 50.1 58.9 12.3 21.7 12.3 5.6 11.5 1.73 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.