HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

33. Unemployed jobseekers by sex, age, race, and active jobsearch methods used

(Numbers in thousands)

Sex, age, and race

1999

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 ................. 5,880 5,032 65.4 49.4 14.5 14.0 17.6 7.0 9.7 1.78

16 to 19 years ................................... 1,162 1,099 64.2 53.3 8.7 9.3 8.0 2.5 5.4 1.51

20 to 24 years ................................... 1,042 948 67.5 49.3 14.1 12.0 16.9 7.0 8.6 1.76

25 to 34 years ................................... 1,278 1,082 65.3 50.5 16.4 15.8 21.3 8.0 10.6 1.88

35 to 44 years ................................... 1,154 939 66.5 47.5 17.1 16.7 22.1 9.1 10.6 1.90

45 to 54 years ................................... 753 590 65.2 48.0 17.7 16.0 22.4 10.3 14.6 1.95

55 to 64 years ................................... 367 284 62.3 44.3 16.9 18.4 18.8 7.0 12.0 1.80

65 years and over ............................. 124 89 59.6 33.0 10.1 13.2 14.2 5.8 11.9 1.49

 Men, 16 years and over .................. 3,066 2,553 66.7 48.2 14.6 15.1 17.6 7.0 10.3 1.80

16 to 19 years ................................... 633 595 64.0 52.8 8.7 9.5 7.9 2.3 5.1 1.50

20 to 24 years ................................... 562 495 67.5 47.6 14.4 12.9 16.2 6.3 9.5 1.75

25 to 34 years ................................... 624 497 68.6 48.9 17.2 19.1 22.0 8.8 11.2 1.96

35 to 44 years ................................... 571 449 69.5 46.1 16.4 18.7 22.2 9.3 11.7 1.94

45 to 54 years ................................... 403 304 67.1 47.0 18.6 16.0 25.0 10.9 16.4 2.02

55 to 64 years ................................... 203 159 62.5 44.0 17.7 19.3 18.4 7.2 13.3 1.83

65 years and over ............................. 70 53 56.6 31.6 8.1 14.2 15.8 6.0 14.1 1.48

 Women, 16 years and over ............ 2,814 2,479 64.1 50.6 14.4 12.8 17.5 7.0 9.0 1.76

16 to 19 years ................................... 529 504 64.4 53.9 8.6 9.1 8.0 2.7 5.7 1.53

20 to 24 years ................................... 480 452 67.4 51.1 13.8 11.0 17.6 7.8 7.6 1.77

25 to 34 years ................................... 654 586 62.6 51.9 15.7 13.0 20.7 7.4 10.2 1.82

35 to 44 years ................................... 584 490 63.8 48.7 17.7 14.8 22.0 9.0 9.6 1.86

45 to 54 years ................................... 350 286 63.1 49.1 16.7 16.1 19.5 9.7 12.7 1.87

55 to 64 years ................................... 163 125 62.0 44.6 15.8 17.2 19.4 6.7 10.5 1.76

65 years and over ............................. 54 36 64.1 35.1 13.1 11.9 11.8 5.5 8.6 1.50

 White, 16 years and over ................ 4,273 3,571 65.7 49.8 15.0 13.9 16.6 7.0 10.4 1.79

Men ................................................... 2,274 1,843 67.0 48.9 15.1 15.1 17.0 7.1 11.3 1.82

Women ............................................. 1,999 1,728 64.4 50.7 15.0 12.6 16.3 6.8 9.4 1.76

 Black, 16 years and over ................ 1,309 1,199 64.8 48.7 13.1 13.6 20.9 7.0 7.3 1.76

Men ................................................... 626 566 66.6 46.8 13.3 14.6 20.3 6.2 6.9 1.75

Women ............................................. 684 632 63.1 50.5 13.0 12.7 21.6 7.8 7.6 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. Beginning in January 1999, data reflect revised population controls

used in the household survey

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