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

2003

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 ................. 8,774 7,653 63.8 54.6 17.2 18.8 20.6 8.2 12.2 1.96

16 to 19 years ................................... 1,251 1,184 61.4 58.8 10.5 12.1 8.5 2.2 5.9 1.60

20 to 24 years ................................... 1,495 1,361 65.0 55.1 15.8 15.7 18.3 6.6 10.7 1.88

25 to 34 years ................................... 1,960 1,702 64.7 55.2 18.0 19.0 22.4 9.0 12.4 2.01

35 to 44 years ................................... 1,815 1,537 64.4 53.7 19.1 21.4 25.4 10.1 14.1 2.09

45 to 54 years ................................... 1,356 1,138 64.7 53.9 20.4 21.9 26.0 11.2 15.7 2.15

55 to 64 years ................................... 713 589 61.8 49.8 20.6 24.4 23.6 10.6 16.0 2.07

65 years and over ............................. 183 145 59.4 40.5 16.6 23.7 15.9 7.2 11.2 1.75

 Men, 16 years and over .................. 4,906 4,175 65.2 52.3 16.9 20.1 20.9 8.2 12.4 1.96

16 to 19 years ................................... 697 653 61.9 57.2 10.5 13.1 8.8 2.4 5.1 1.59

20 to 24 years ................................... 841 747 65.1 53.0 14.9 17.6 19.0 6.5 9.8 1.86

25 to 34 years ................................... 1,097 913 67.4 53.1 18.1 20.1 22.8 9.3 12.8 2.04

35 to 44 years ................................... 988 806 66.4 50.4 18.1 22.8 25.2 10.4 15.3 2.09

45 to 54 years ................................... 764 631 66.2 52.7 21.1 23.7 26.8 11.4 16.2 2.19

55 to 64 years ................................... 412 338 63.0 46.5 19.7 24.5 23.5 9.6 17.0 2.04

65 years and over ............................. 107 87 59.0 40.0 15.9 24.3 14.2 7.7 11.9 1.73

 Women, 16 years and over ............ 3,868 3,478 62.2 57.3 17.6 17.2 20.4 8.1 11.9 1.95

16 to 19 years ................................... 554 531 60.6 60.9 10.5 10.8 8.2 2.0 6.8 1.60

20 to 24 years ................................... 654 614 64.9 57.8 16.9 13.3 17.5 6.7 11.7 1.89

25 to 34 years ................................... 863 788 61.4 57.6 17.8 17.8 22.0 8.7 11.9 1.98

35 to 44 years ................................... 827 731 62.2 57.4 20.2 20.0 25.6 9.8 12.7 2.09

45 to 54 years ................................... 592 507 62.8 55.4 19.6 19.7 25.0 10.9 15.0 2.09

55 to 64 years ................................... 302 250 60.2 54.3 21.8 24.3 23.8 12.0 14.7 2.12

65 years and over ............................. 76 57 59.9 41.4 17.6 22.8 18.7 6.5 10.0 1.77

 White, 16 years and over 1 ............. 6,311 5,386 63.4 54.6 17.5 19.0 19.8 8.3 13.0 1.96

Men ................................................... 3,643 3,026 65.1 52.3 17.3 20.5 20.4 8.4 13.5 1.98

Women ............................................. 2,668 2,360 61.3 57.5 17.8 17.1 19.0 8.1 12.4 1.94

 Black or African American,

16 years and over 1 .................... 1,787 1,648 65.2 55.3 16.5 16.7 23.3 7.6 8.4 1.93

Men ................................................... 891 812 66.2 53.2 16.1 17.1 22.3 7.1 7.9 1.90

Women ............................................. 895 836 64.2 57.4 16.8 16.3 24.3 8.1 9.0 1.96

 Asian, 16 years and over 1 ............. 366 340 64.6 48.4 16.7 26.1 18.2 10.0 16.5 2.01

Men ................................................... 204 190 65.8 46.2 15.7 27.2 19.3 11.1 15.2 2.01

Women ............................................. 162 149 63.0 51.1 17.8 24.7 16.8 8.5 18.2 2.01

 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity,

16 years and over ....................... 1,441 1216 65.0 45.8 13.8 23.1 20.4 7.7 9.4 1.85

Men ................................................... 809 664 68.8 42.1 12.5 24.3 20.4 7.4 8.9 1.85

Women ............................................. 631 552 60.5 50.4 15.3 21.6 20.5 8.1 9.9 1.86

1 Beginning in 2003, persons who selected this race group only; persons

who selected more than one race group are not included. Prior to 2003,

persons who reported more than one race group were included in the group

they identified as the main race. For more information, see the "Explanatory

Notes and Estimates of Error" section of this publication.

 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 2003, data reflect revised population controls

used in the household survey.

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