2019 Annual Averages ‐ 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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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
33. Unemployed jobseekers by sex, age, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and active jobsearch methods used [Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic	2019
	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	6,001	5,177	51.1	56.0	13.1	23.3	13.6	7.7	13.5	1.8
16 to 19 years	746	704	48.3	60.8	9.6	16.8	6.3	2.9	9.9	1.5
20 to 24 years	1,024	942	53.2	56.1	11.6	20.5	11.7	5.8	12.2	1.7
25 to 34 years	1,384	1,222	52.6	57.5	13.8	23.1	14.1	7.8	13.3	1.8
35 to 44 years	930	777	51.3	56.5	14.2	27.1	16.1	9.5	13.9	1.9
45 to 54 years	890	734	51.0	54.9	15.4	27.0	18.9	10.2	15.6	1.9
55 to 64 years	710	565	51.2	52.2	15.0	26.0	15.7	10.4	16.2	1.9
65 years and over	317	233	43.3	44.6	11.5	23.8	11.0	7.8	16.2	1.6

Men, 16 years and over	3,227	2,749	51.9	53.8	12.9	24.2	13.9	7.6	14.0	1.8
16 to 19 years	408	386	47.4	58.9	9.3	17.7	7.0	2.7	10.5	1.5
20 to 24 years	602	548	55.1	52.9	10.5	22.1	12.2	6.4	13.0	1.7
25 to 34 years	741	639	52.7	54.7	13.6	23.8	14.9	7.6	13.9	1.8
35 to 44 years	475	390	51.7	55.1	14.5	29.6	16.3	8.7	14.3	1.9
45 to 54 years	471	383	53.5	51.3	15.8	28.9	18.0	10.4	15.6	1.9
55 to 64 years	361	281	52.4	52.3	15.6	25.0	16.4	11.1	17.1	1.9
65 years and over	170	122	42.6	43.3	11.2	22.9	12.0	8.6	17.7	1.6

Women, 16 years and over	2,774	2,429	50.2	58.6	13.4	22.3	13.3	7.7	12.9	1.8
16 to 19 years	339	318	49.4	63.2	9.9	15.7	5.4	3.2	9.3	1.6
20 to 24 years	421	394	50.4	60.7	13.1	18.3	11.0	4.9	11.1	1.7
25 to 34 years	643	583	52.4	60.7	14.1	22.4	13.2	8.0	12.6	1.8
35 to 44 years	455	387	50.8	57.9	14.0	24.6	15.8	10.3	13.5	1.9
45 to 54 years	419	351	48.3	58.8	14.9	25.1	20.0	10.0	15.5	1.9
55 to 64 years	350	285	50.0	52.1	14.4	27.0	15.1	9.8	15.2	1.8
65 years and over	147	110	44.1	46.0	11.7	24.8	10.0	6.9	14.6	1.6

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY
White	4,159	3,492	51.0	56.1	12.7	23.6	12.5	7.4	14.1	1.8
Men	2,266	1,871	52.2	54.0	12.6	24.7	13.1	7.4	14.4	1.8
Women	1,893	1,621	49.6	58.5	12.8	22.3	11.9	7.3	13.7	1.8

Black or African American	1,251	1,155	50.4	56.0	14.1	22.9	17.0	8.1	10.8	1.8
Men	645	597	50.5	51.9	14.0	23.1	16.7	7.5	11.4	1.8
Women	607	558	50.3	60.3	14.2	22.8	17.4	8.7	10.2	1.8

Asian	280	256	51.5	55.2	15.1	22.9	11.2	10.4	18.0	1.9
Men	149	136	51.1	55.9	15.0	23.2	9.6	10.6	19.3	1.9
Women	132	120	52.1	54.4	15.3	22.6	12.9	10.1	16.5	1.9

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	1,248	1,038	49.8	54.0	10.7	28.1	13.2	7.9	11.6	1.8
Men	657	526	51.4	50.3	10.4	28.8	12.9	8.1	12.7	1.8
Women	591	512	48.2	57.8	11.0	27.5	13.5	7.8	10.4	1.8
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: January 22, 2020