HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
 
33.  Unemployed jobseekers by sex, age, race, and active jobsearch methods used
 
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                                 |   Thousands of    |            Methods used as a percent of total jobseekers            |
                                 |      persons      |                                                                     |
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       Sex, age, and race        |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         | Average
                                 |         |         |         |Sent out |         |         |         |         |         |number o
                                 |  Total  |  Total  |         | resumes | Placed  | Friends | Public  | Private |         | methods
                                 |  unem-  |  job-   |Employer |or filled|   or    |   or    | employ- | employ- |  Other  |  used
                                 | ployed  | seekers |directly |   out   |answered |relatives|  ment   |  ment   |         |
                                 |         |         |         |applica- |   ads   |         | agency  | agency  |         |
                                 |         |         |         |  tions  |         |         |         |         |         |
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  Total, 16 years and over.......|   7,236 |   6,214 |   65.8  |   46.9  |   17.8  |   17.5  |   19.2  |    7.0  |    8.0  |   1.82
16 to 19 years...................|   1,306 |   1,240 |   62.7  |   51.2  |   10.1  |   12.1  |    9.3  |    2.5  |    5.7  |   1.54
20 to 24 years...................|   1,239 |   1,125 |   66.2  |   47.5  |   16.6  |   14.9  |   19.1  |    6.3  |    7.5  |   1.78
25 to 34 years...................|   1,757 |   1,497 |   67.3  |   47.2  |   19.6  |   18.2  |   22.9  |    7.8  |    6.9  |   1.90
35 to 44 years...................|   1,505 |   1,225 |   68.0  |   45.0  |   21.4  |   20.7  |   23.9  |    8.8  |    9.3  |   1.97
45 to 54 years...................|     883 |     702 |   65.7  |   46.9  |   21.8  |   21.1  |   21.5  |    9.5  |   11.6  |   1.99
55 to 64 years...................|     406 |     318 |   62.6  |   40.9  |   21.5  |   23.2  |   21.3  |   11.3  |   10.5  |   1.92
65 years and over................|     139 |     108 |   60.8  |   28.3  |   14.3  |   19.7  |   11.3  |    6.8  |   10.7  |   1.53
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  Men, 16 years and over.........|   3,880 |   3,224 |   66.8  |   44.5  |   17.7  |   19.6  |   20.5  |    7.2  |    9.0  |   1.86
16 to 19 years...................|     733 |     694 |   62.6  |   50.0  |   10.1  |   12.8  |    9.1  |    2.5  |    5.5  |   1.53
20 to 24 years...................|     675 |     592 |   67.0  |   43.5  |   16.1  |   16.2  |   21.0  |    6.1  |    8.0  |   1.78
25 to 34 years...................|     903 |     723 |   70.7  |   43.4  |   20.5  |   21.2  |   25.0  |    8.2  |    7.7  |   1.97
35 to 44 years...................|     786 |     606 |   69.8  |   41.7  |   21.4  |   24.2  |   26.1  |    9.7  |   10.8  |   2.04
45 to 54 years...................|     484 |     372 |   65.4  |   46 6  |   22.1  |   23.4  |   22.9  |   10.4  |   14.1  |   2.06
55 to 64 years...................|     223 |     177 |   60.9  |   40.5  |   21.7  |   25.8  |   23.6  |   11.4  |   13.2  |   1.97
65 years and over................|      76 |      60 |   61.9  |   30.9  |   13.9  |   21.8  |   11.7  |    5.0  |   14.8  |   1.61
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  Women, 16 years and over.......|   3,356 |   2,991 |   64.7  |   49.5  |   17.8  |   15.3  |   17.9  |    6.8  |    6.9  |   1.79
16 to 19 years...................|     573 |     546 |   62.7  |   52.6  |   10.1  |   11.2  |    9.6  |    2.4  |    5.9  |   1.55
20 to 24 years...................|     564 |     532 |   65.3  |   52.0  |   17.2  |   13.5  |   16.9  |    6.4  |    6.8  |   1.78
25 to 34 years...................|     854 |     774 |   64.1  |   50.6  |   18.8  |   15.4  |   20.9  |    7.5  |    6.2  |   1.84
35 to 44 years...................|     720 |     620 |   66.2  |   48.2  |   21.3  |   17.3  |   21.7  |    7.9  |    7.8  |   1.91
45 to 54 years...................|     399 |     330 |   66.0  |   47.2  |   21.5  |   18.5  |   19.9  |    8.5  |    8.7  |   1.91
55 to 64 years...................|     183 |     141 |   64.8  |   41.4  |   21.1  |   19.9  |   18.3  |   11.2  |    7.2  |   1.84
65 years and over................|      63 |      48 |   59.5  |   25.1  |   14.8  |   17.0  |   10.9  |    8.9  |    5.7  |   1.42
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  White, 16 years and over.......|   5,300 |   4,441 |   65.6  |   47.9  |   18.3  |   17.9  |   18.0  |    6.9  |    8.9  |   1.84
Men..............................|   2,896 |   2,340 |   66.4  |   46.1  |   18.4  |   15.5  |   19.5  |    7.1  |   10.0  |   1.88
Women............................|   2,404 |   2,102 |   64.8  |   50.0  |   18.2  |   20.1  |   16.3  |    6.6  |    7.6  |   1.79
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  Black, 16 years and over.......|   1,592 |   1,467 |   66.3  |   45.3  |   15.9  |   15.1  |   23.3  |    7.5  |    5.3  |   1.79
Men..............................|     808 |     730 |   67.9  |   41.4  |   15.2  |   16.7  |   23.6  |    7.9  |    5.8  |   1.79
Women............................|     784 |     736 |   64.7  |   49.1  |   16.6  |   13.5  |   23.0  |    7.0  |    4.8  |   1.79
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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.