HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

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

Age, sex, race, and Hispanic or

Latino ethnicity

2004

Thousands of persons Methods used as a percent of total jobseekers

Average

number of

methods

used

Total

unemployed

Total

jobseekers

Employer

directly

Sent out

resumes

or filled

out

applications

Placed

or

answered

ads

Friends

or

relatives

Public

employment

agency

Private

employment

agency

Other

 Total, 16 years and over ................. 8,149 7,151 62.7 54.5 16.4 18.0 19.9 7.7 11.8 1.92

16 to 19 years ................................... 1,208 1,149 60.4 60.4 10.7 12.6 8.1 2.5 6.0 1.61

20 to 24 years ................................... 1,431 1,313 64.1 55.2 14.8 15.9 18.0 6.0 10.9 1.85

25 to 34 years ................................... 1,784 1,542 63.1 53.8 16.8 17.8 22.5 8.8 12.3 1.95

35 to 44 years ................................... 1,578 1,348 64.1 54.1 19.2 20.5 24.0 9.0 12.9 2.04

45 to 54 years ................................... 1,288 1,097 62.9 53.7 19.9 21.7 25.4 10.7 14.7 2.10

55 to 64 years ................................... 682 562 61.2 49.6 18.2 21.2 23.3 10.7 15.6 2.00

65 years and over ............................. 179 139 55.4 39.1 14.5 20.0 11.7 5.6 11.6 1.58

 Men, 16 years and over .................. 4,456 3,807 63.9 52.4 15.9 19.5 20.0 8.2 12.7 1.93

16 to 19 years ................................... 664 628 59.6 60.0 9.3 14.1 8.5 2.8 6.3 1.61

20 to 24 years ................................... 811 726 64.4 53.4 13.4 17.8 17.2 6.6 10.9 1.84

25 to 34 years ................................... 980 810 65.1 50.7 16.8 19.3 22.1 9.0 13.1 1.97

35 to 44 years ................................... 839 693 67.0 50.1 19.4 22.3 24.8 9.8 14.7 2.09

45 to 54 years ................................... 684 567 64.4 52.1 19.7 22.7 26.2 11.9 16.3 2.14

55 to 64 years ................................... 373 301 61.9 48.5 19.1 22.5 25.0 11.4 17.5 2.07

65 years and over ............................. 104 81 56.4 37.6 11.3 19.1 11.7 5.4 13.9 1.56

 Women, 16 years and over ............ 3,694 3,344 61.4 57.0 17.1 16.4 19.8 7.1 10.7 1.90

16 to 19 years ................................... 543 520 61.4 60.9 12.4 10.9 7.6 2.2 5.8 1.61

20 to 24 years ................................... 619 587 63.6 57.5 16.4 13.6 18.9 5.4 11.0 1.87

25 to 34 years ................................... 804 732 60.8 57.2 16.8 16.0 23.0 8.5 11.3 1.94

35 to 44 years ................................... 739 655 61.0 58.4 18.9 18.7 23.2 8.1 11.0 2.00

45 to 54 years ................................... 605 529 61.3 55.4 20.2 20.6 24.5 9.4 12.9 2.05

55 to 64 years ................................... 309 261 60.4 50.9 17.2 19.7 21.3 9.9 13.5 1.93

65 years and over ............................. 75 59 54.0 41.3 18.9 21.4 11.7 5.8 8.3 1.62

 White, 16 years and over ............... 5,847 5,029 62.6 55.0 17.4 18.1 18.4 7.5 12.4 1.92

Men ................................................... 3,282 2,742 64.0 52.4 17.0 19.5 19.1 8.2 13.7 1.94

Women ............................................. 2,565 2,287 60.9 58.0 17.8 16.3 17.6 6.6 10.9 1.89

 Black or African American,

16 years and over ...................... 1,729 1,599 63.4 52.9 14.5 17.0 25.5 7.6 9.4 1.91

Men ................................................... 860 784 64.1 51.0 13.2 17.6 23.8 7.2 9.4 1.87

Women ............................................. 868 815 62.8 54.7 15.8 16.4 27.0 8.0 9.5 1.94

 Asian, 16 years and over ............... 277 258 62.2 51.6 14.5 26.1 16.4 11.9 13.8 1.98

Men ................................................... 153 142 63.6 53.6 14.6 29.1 17.3 14.6 13.6 2.08

Women ............................................. 124 115 60.4 49.1 14.4 22.4 15.3 8.7 14.2 1.85

 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity,

16 years and over ....................... 1,342 1,142 63.2 46.3 12.5 21.9 19.7 6.9 9.0 1.80

Men ................................................... 755 619 66.1 42.7 12.6 23.3 19.9 7.4 10.2 1.82

Women ............................................. 587 524 59.7 50.6 12.4 20.1 19.5 6.3 7.5 1.76

 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. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino

may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race.

Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the

household survey.

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