Unemployed jobseekers by sex, age, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and active jobsearch methods used : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Unemployed jobseekers by sex, age, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and active jobsearch methods used

HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
33. Unemployed jobseekers by sex, age, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and active jobsearch methods used
[Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic	2014
	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	Average number of methods used
AGE AND SEX
Total, 16 years and over	9,617	8,609	50.1	57.1	16.0	27.8	18.3	8.8	15.1	1.9
16 to 19 years	1,106	1,049	48.0	62.0	11.1	19.2	7.5	3.4	10.0	1.6
20 to 24 years	1,747	1,641	51.7	59.5	14.6	24.7	16.0	6.6	14.1	1.9
25 to 34 years	2,224	2,000	51.7	58.9	16.6	28.2	20.5	9.6	14.0	2.0
35 to 44 years	1,539	1,351	48.9	57.1	16.6	28.9	21.3	9.8	16.1	2.0
45 to 54 years	1,507	1,300	51.1	55.1	18.4	32.5	22.9	12.2	17.1	2.1
55 to 64 years	1,107	954	49.1	51.8	18.9	32.3	20.7	11.1	19.0	2.0
65 years and over	387	314	44.1	42.4	14.5	32.5	13.1	7.9	18.5	1.7

Men, 16 years and over	5,190	4,572	50.9	54.6	16.1	29.6	18.5	9.0	15.3	1.9
16 to 19 years	605	571	48.1	59.8	11.2	20.7	7.9	3.7	9.6	1.6
20 to 24 years	996	925	50.2	57.9	14.6	26.9	16.4	6.3	13.2	1.9
25 to 34 years	1,185	1,038	53.5	56.0	17.1	31.3	20.9	10.3	14.5	2.0
35 to 44 years	813	692	50.5	53.9	16.9	29.2	21.3	9.5	16.8	2.0
45 to 54 years	782	662	53.4	51.3	18.0	34.5	24.1	12.5	17.7	2.1
55 to 64 years	600	511	50.2	48.9	19.8	33.6	20.8	11.4	20.5	2.1
65 years and over	210	172	42.8	42.9	13.5	33.5	12.0	10.1	20.3	1.8

Women, 16 years and over	4,426	4,037	49.3	60.0	15.9	25.8	18.0	8.5	14.8	1.9
16 to 19 years	501	478	47.8	64.6	11.0	17.3	7.0	3.0	10.5	1.6
20 to 24 years	751	715	53.6	61.5	14.6	21.9	15.4	6.9	15.3	1.9
25 to 34 years	1,039	961	49.7	62.0	16.0	25.0	20.1	8.8	13.6	2.0
35 to 44 years	726	659	47.2	60.4	16.3	28.7	21.2	10.2	15.3	2.0
45 to 54 years	725	638	48.7	59.0	18.8	30.4	21.6	11.8	16.6	2.1
55 to 64 years	507	443	47.9	55.1	17.8	30.7	20.7	10.7	17.3	2.0
65 years and over	177	142	45.7	41.7	15.6	31.4	14.5	5.3	16.2	1.7

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY
White	6,540	5,731	50.7	56.5	16.7	28.3	17.4	8.8	15.8	1.9
Men	3,572	3,071	51.8	54.2	16.8	30.2	17.7	9.1	16.0	2.0
Women	2,968	2,661	49.4	59.2	16.5	26.1	17.0	8.6	15.5	1.9

Black or African American	2,141	2,013	49.0	58.3	14.4	25.8	22.3	8.5	12.6	1.9
Men	1,091	1,019	49.8	55.0	14.6	27.4	22.2	8.5	12.5	1.9
Women	1,050	994	48.2	61.6	14.1	24.1	22.5	8.6	12.8	1.9

Asian	436	413	48.6	56.4	15.9	34.3	14.0	10.2	18.4	2.0
Men	246	236	47.0	53.8	15.1	33.9	15.0	11.3	19.5	2.0
Women	190	177	50.7	59.8	17.0	34.8	12.7	8.8	16.9	2.0

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	1,878	1,673	52.2	51.9	11.8	32.8	19.6	9.8	14.2	1.9
Men	996	869	54.3	49.3	12.4	33.4	20.3	9.9	14.3	1.9
Women	882	804	49.9	54.8	11.2	32.0	18.8	9.7	14.1	1.9
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: February 12, 2015