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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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| Sex and reason | 2015 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployed | Percent of jobseekers using method | Average number of methods used |
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| 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 | ||
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Total unemployed |
8,296 | 7,322 | 50.5 | 57.4 | 15.1 | 26.8 | 17.2 | 8.3 | 14.1 | 1.9 |
|
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs(1) |
4,063 | 3,089 | 53.8 | 57.1 | 17.8 | 32.1 | 21.8 | 10.3 | 14.3 | 2.1 |
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Job leavers |
819 | 819 | 52.6 | 60.2 | 16.0 | 23.2 | 14.1 | 7.7 | 13.6 | 1.9 |
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Reentrants |
2,535 | 2,535 | 46.9 | 55.8 | 12.8 | 22.4 | 14.4 | 6.9 | 14.6 | 1.7 |
|
New entrants |
879 | 879 | 47.6 | 60.8 | 11.9 | 24.1 | 11.6 | 5.6 | 11.8 | 1.7 |
|
Men |
4,490 | 3,898 | 51.0 | 54.9 | 14.9 | 28.3 | 17.5 | 8.6 | 14.1 | 1.9 |
|
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs(1) |
2,441 | 1,849 | 54.6 | 54.8 | 17.2 | 32.3 | 21.4 | 10.2 | 14.2 | 2.1 |
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Job leavers |
397 | 397 | 51.0 | 57.1 | 16.0 | 25.4 | 14.9 | 8.3 | 14.5 | 1.9 |
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Reentrants |
1,178 | 1,178 | 46.5 | 52.8 | 12.0 | 24.3 | 14.3 | 7.6 | 14.8 | 1.7 |
|
New entrants |
474 | 474 | 48.3 | 58.7 | 11.9 | 25.2 | 12.1 | 5.1 | 11.9 | 1.7 |
|
Women |
3,807 | 3,424 | 49.9 | 60.2 | 15.5 | 25.0 | 16.8 | 7.9 | 14.0 | 1.9 |
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Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs(1) |
1,622 | 1,239 | 52.5 | 60.4 | 18.7 | 31.6 | 22.3 | 10.4 | 14.5 | 2.1 |
|
Job leavers |
423 | 423 | 54.1 | 63.1 | 16.0 | 21.2 | 13.4 | 7.2 | 12.8 | 1.9 |
|
Reentrants |
1,357 | 1,357 | 47.3 | 58.3 | 13.5 | 20.8 | 14.5 | 6.3 | 14.5 | 1.8 |
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New entrants |
405 | 405 | 46.8 | 63.1 | 11.8 | 22.8 | 11.1 | 6.1 | 11.7 | 1.7 |
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Footnotes |
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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. |
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Last Modified Date: February 10, 2016