HOUSEHOLD DATA
                                                                                                                     ANNUAL AVERAGES

33.  Unemployed jobseekers by sex, age, race, and active jobsearch methods used
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                2002                                                
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                   Thousands of                 Methods used as a percent of total jobseekers                       
                                     persons                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                    
      Sex, age, and race                                                                                                    Average 
                                                               Sent out                                                    number of
                                 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                      
                                                             applications   ads                agency    agency                     
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
   Total, 16 years and over...    8,378     7,254     62.9       54.4        16.7     17.2      20.3       8.5      11.8      1.92  
  16 to 19 years..............    1,253     1,192     59.6       58.2        10.8     10.8       8.5       2.6       6.2      1.57  
  20 to 24 years..............    1,430     1,296     64.4       54.4        15.7     14.5      18.9       6.7      10.3      1.85  
  25 to 34 years..............    1,890     1,627     63.9       54.4        17.9     17.7      22.5       9.5      12.4      1.99  
  35 to 44 years..............    1,691     1,412     63.3       52.5        18.7     19.7      25.3      11.1      14.0      2.05  
  45 to 54 years..............    1,315     1,096     63.5       55.5        19.5     21.0      25.1      11.4      15.2      2.12  
  55 to 64 years..............      635       505     62.1       51.8        18.3     21.4      21.6      10.0      13.5      1.99  
  65 years and over...........      163       126     59.2       37.3        15.6     19.2      17.3       6.9      10.3      1.66  
                                                                                                                                    
   Men, 16 years and over.....    4,597     3,859     64.1       52.7        16.8     18.4      20.8       8.7      12.7      1.95  
  16 to 19 years..............      700       664     59.8       56.7        10.7     12.2       8.7       2.7       6.1      1.57  
  20 to 24 years..............      792       692     65.6       52.7        16.0     15.3      19.3       6.4      11.1      1.87  
  25 to 34 years..............    1,023       842     65.8       52.2        17.6     19.7      23.2       9.8      13.2      2.02  
  35 to 44 years..............      897       716     65.1       51.2        19.5     21.5      26.3      12.1      15.6      2.12  
  45 to 54 years..............      725       587     65.7       52.3        20.1     21.5      26.2      11.8      16.8      2.15  
  55 to 64 years..............      373       289     61.5       52.3        17.7     21.9      22.1      10.1      15.0      2.01  
  65 years and over...........       87        68     57.9       38.5        16.6     17.1      17.3       7.2      10.6      1.65  
                                                                                                                                    
   Women, 16 years and over...    3,781     3,395     61.5       56.3       16.6      15.8      19.8       8.2      10.8      1.89  
  16 to 19 years..............      553       528     59.3       60.2       11.0       9.0       8.3       2.4       6.5      1.57  
  20 to 24 years..............      638       604     63.0       56.4       15.4      13.5      18.4       7.0       9.3      1.83  
  25 to 34 years..............      866       785     61.8       56.8       18.1      15.7      21.8       9.2      11.5      1.96  
  35 to 44 years..............      795       695     61.5       53.8       17.8      17.9      24.3      10.2      12.3      1.99  
  45 to 54 years..............      591       508     60.9       59.1       18.9      20.4      23.7      11.0      13.4      2.08  
  55 to 64 years..............      263       216     62.9       51.1       18.9      20.8      21.0       9.8      11.4      1.96  
  65 years and over...........       76        59     60.7       35.9       14.4      21.6      17.4       6.5      10.0      1.67  
                                                                                                                                    
  White, 16 years and over....    6,137     5,216     63.1       54.8       17.3      17.8      19.5       8.5      12.4      1.94  
Men...........................    3,459     2,845     64.5       53.2       17.5      19.1      20.3       8.9      13.4      1.97  
Women.........................    2,678     2,371     61.5       56.8       17.0      16.3      18.6       8.1      11.1      1.90  
                                                                                                                                    
  Black, 16 years and over....    1,693     1,544     62.4       52.9       15.1      14.0      23.9       7.7       9.4      1.86  
Men...........................      835       746     63.4       50.7       15.2      14.9      24.0       7.2       9.2      1.85  
Women.........................      858       799     61.5       54.9       15.0      13.1      23.7       8.2       9.5      1.87  

  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.