HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

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

Characteristic

2009

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

AGE AND SEX

 Total, 16 years and over ................. 14,265 12,635 55.2 54.0 18.2 28.7 22.6 8.9 16.1 2.04

16 to 19 years ................................... 1,552 1,475 52.9 60.1 12.0 19.5 10.3 3.3 10.2 1.69

20 to 24 years ................................... 2,207 2,043 55.2 55.7 16.9 25.5 19.9 6.6 14.3 1.95

25 to 34 years ................................... 3,284 2,918 55.5 54.3 18.8 29.9 24.1 9.3 15.3 2.08

35 to 44 years ................................... 2,722 2,353 55.2 53.1 19.8 31.5 26.6 10.9 18.0 2.16

45 to 54 years ................................... 2,592 2,228 57.1 52.6 20.1 31.2 26.5 10.7 18.6 2.18

55 to 64 years ................................... 1,487 1,269 54.8 51.6 20.5 31.4 24.7 11.4 19.7 2.15

65 years and over ............................. 421 349 52.2 41.6 15.1 30.1 16.6 7.0 16.7 1.80

 Men, 16 years and over .................. 8,453 7,304 56.6 51.8 18.0 30.4 23.2 9.1 16.2 2.06

16 to 19 years ................................... 898 851 54.0 58.8 11.9 20.7 11.5 3.6 9.9 1.71

20 to 24 years ................................... 1,329 1,206 56.5 53.2 16.4 26.6 20.7 6.7 13.4 1.94

25 to 34 years ................................... 1,988 1,703 56.8 52.2 18.7 32.2 24.4 9.7 14.6 2.09

35 to 44 years ................................... 1,600 1,336 56.9 49.9 19.4 33.5 27.5 11.8 18.5 2.18

45 to 54 years ................................... 1,558 1,304 58.1 50.8 20.7 33.1 27.1 10.8 19.8 2.21

55 to 64 years ................................... 840 703 57.3 48.9 19.9 32.7 25.2 11.2 21.4 2.18

65 years and over ............................. 241 201 53.2 40.4 13.4 31.8 15.1 5.6 17.6 1.77

 Women, 16 years and over ............ 5,811 5,331 53.3 57.1 18.4 26.3 21.7 8.5 15.9 2.02

16 to 19 years ................................... 654 624 51.5 61.9 12.1 17.8 8.7 3.0 10.6 1.66

20 to 24 years ................................... 878 837 53.4 59.1 17.6 23.8 18.8 6.6 15.6 1.96

25 to 34 years ................................... 1,296 1,215 53.8 57.2 19.0 26.7 23.7 8.7 16.3 2.06

35 to 44 years ................................... 1,121 1,017 53.0 57.4 20.3 28.8 25.4 9.6 17.2 2.13

45 to 54 years ................................... 1,034 924 55.6 55.1 19.3 28.6 25.8 10.5 16.9 2.13

55 to 64 years ................................... 647 566 51.7 54.9 21.2 29.9 23.9 11.7 17.5 2.12

65 years and over ............................. 180 147 50.8 43.2 17.6 27.7 18.6 9.0 15.5 1.83

RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO

ETHNICITY, AND SEX

 White, 16 years and over ............... 10,648 9,260 55.7 54.8 18.8 28.6 21.6 8.9 16.6 2.06

Men ................................................... 6,421 5,429 57.3 52.5 18.7 30.3 22.2 9.1 16.9 2.08

Women ............................................. 4,227 3,831 53.4 58.0 19.0 26.2 20.7 8.6 16.0 2.03

 Black or African American,

16 years and over ...................... 2,606 2,450 54.3 51.3 16.4 28.3 27.5 8.5 13.9 2.01

Men ................................................... 1,448 1,348 54.7 49.1 15.7 29.8 28.6 8.7 13.0 2.00

Women ............................................. 1,159 1,102 53.9 54.1 17.2 26.4 26.1 8.2 15.0 2.01

 Asian, 16 years and over ............... 522 484 50.3 51.6 17.8 33.9 16.8 11.6 19.3 2.02

Men ................................................... 306 282 52.2 50.0 17.8 35.7 16.7 12.1 18.8 2.04

Women ............................................. 216 201 47.8 53.8 17.8 31.3 17.0 10.9 20.0 1.99

 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity,

16 years and over ....................... 2,706 2,377 56.5 46.3 13.4 33.8 22.3 9.0 12.8 1.95

Men ................................................... 1,670 1,430 58.4 43.9 13.5 35.5 22.9 8.9 13.0 1.97

Women ............................................. 1,036 946 53.6 49.8 13.3 31.3 21.3 9.1 12.6 1.91

 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. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of

any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release

of January data.

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