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

2005

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 ................. 7,591 6,657 60.6 55.4 14.8 17.7 18.3 6.7 11.1 1.85

16 to 19 years ................................... 1,186 1,127 57.8 60.2 8.5 13.3 8.5 2.4 5.8 1.56

20 to 24 years ................................... 1,335 1,230 61.5 56.1 13.8 16.3 16.7 5.9 9.4 1.80

25 to 34 years ................................... 1,661 1,444 61.9 56.0 16.1 17.6 21.0 7.5 12.3 1.93

35 to 44 years ................................... 1,400 1,186 60.9 53.8 18.1 20.3 23.3 8.3 13.1 1.98

45 to 54 years ................................... 1,195 1,021 62.6 53.4 16.8 19.3 22.0 9.0 13.4 1.97

55 to 64 years ................................... 630 507 58.7 52.3 16.6 20.9 19.4 8.5 14.6 1.92

65 years and over ............................. 184 143 53.9 41.6 14.5 19.3 12.9 3.7 11.6 1.58

 Men, 16 years and over .................. 4,059 3,467 61.4 53.2 14.7 19.4 18.4 6.8 11.6 1.86

16 to 19 years ................................... 667 632 56.9 59.1 8.9 14.7 9.0 2.6 5.9 1.57

20 to 24 years ................................... 775 699 61.4 53.7 12.7 18.5 17.5 6.3 9.3 1.80

25 to 34 years ................................... 844 704 63.3 54.1 16.7 19.4 20.3 7.6 13.7 1.96

35 to 44 years ................................... 715 579 63.9 50.3 18.2 22.8 23.5 8.0 13.5 2.01

45 to 54 years ................................... 624 515 63.1 51.0 16.5 21.5 23.0 9.8 14.6 2.00

55 to 64 years ................................... 331 260 60.7 50.1 17.4 21.7 19.0 8.4 16.0 1.94

65 years and over ............................. 102 77 54.7 40.1 13.1 18.5 13.9 2.5 12.8 1.56

 Women, 16 years and over ............ 3,531 3,190 59.8 57.7 15.0 15.8 18.3 6.6 10.6 1.84

16 to 19 years ................................... 519 495 58.9 61.7 7.9 11.6 7.8 2.0 5.7 1.56

20 to 24 years ................................... 560 531 61.5 59.3 15.2 13.3 15.6 5.4 9.6 1.80

25 to 34 years ................................... 817 740 60.6 57.8 15.6 16.0 21.7 7.4 10.9 1.90

35 to 44 years ................................... 685 607 58.1 57.2 18.0 18.0 23.0 8.5 12.7 1.96

45 to 54 years ................................... 571 506 62.0 55.9 17.1 17.0 20.9 8.3 12.3 1.94

55 to 64 years ................................... 299 247 56.7 54.6 15.6 20.2 19.9 8.6 13.1 1.89

65 years and over ............................. 82 65 53.0 43.4 16.3 20.3 11.8 5.2 10.1 1.60

RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO

ETHNICITY, AND SEX

 White, 16 years and over ............... 5,350 4,595 61.1 55.6 15.2 17.7 17.2 6.6 11.6 1.85

Men ................................................... 2,931 2,440 62.1 53.4 15.0 19.5 17.5 6.9 12.3 1.87

Women ............................................. 2,419 2,154 59.9 58.2 15.5 15.6 16.8 6.2 10.8 1.83

 Black or African American,

16 years and over ...................... 1,700 1,563 60.3 55.6 14.3 17.1 22.0 6.5 9.2 1.85

Men ................................................... 844 766 60.6 53.6 14.3 19.1 21.1 6.1 9.3 1.84

Women ............................................. 856 798 59.9 57.5 14.4 15.1 22.9 6.9 9.1 1.86

 Asian, 16 years and over ............... 259 245 59.1 47.1 13.2 23.6 16.7 9.5 16.2 1.86

Men ................................................... 141 134 60.3 45.6 12.6 22.2 15.9 8.3 16.0 1.81

Women ............................................. 118 110 57.7 49.0 13.9 25.3 17.6 10.9 16.5 1.92

 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity,

16 years and over ....................... 1,191 c 1,040 61.1 48.6 10.4 22.3 18.0 6.1 8.7 c 1.75

Men ................................................... 647 c 548 63.7 45.4 10.5 25.3 19.0 5.9 8.5 c 1.78

Women ............................................. 544 c 492 58.2 52.2 10.4 18.9 17.0 6.2 9.0 c 1.72

 c = corrected.

 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. Beginining in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls

used in the household survey.

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