HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

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

Sex, age, and race

2002

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 ................. 8,378 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.