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

2010

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 ................. 14,825 13,394 53.6 55.2 18.4 28.8 22.2 8.9 15.4 2.03

16 to 19 years ................................... 1,528 1,460 50.4 61.9 11.7 19.3 9.4 3.6 10.1 1.67

20 to 24 years ................................... 2,329 2,174 54.3 57.8 17.1 25.0 19.2 7.3 14.1 1.95

25 to 34 years ................................... 3,386 3,057 55.1 56.3 18.2 28.4 24.2 9.0 14.8 2.07

35 to 44 years ................................... 2,703 2,391 53.4 52.6 20.0 31.7 26.2 10.6 17.1 2.12

45 to 54 years ................................... 2,769 2,462 54.9 53.5 21.4 32.5 26.1 11.6 17.0 2.18

55 to 64 years ................................... 1,660 1,467 52.2 52.6 20.3 32.8 23.6 9.6 18.5 2.11

65 years and over ............................. 449 384 49.3 43.6 15.8 31.0 17.4 7.0 16.5 1.81

 Men, 16 years and over .................. 8,626 7,638 54.9 52.7 18.1 30.4 23.0 9.0 15.7 2.04

16 to 19 years ................................... 863 821 50.7 61.0 12.0 21.0 10.7 3.9 9.6 1.69

20 to 24 years ................................... 1,398 1,288 55.0 56.0 17.2 26.7 20.3 7.9 13.9 1.98

25 to 34 years ................................... 1,993 1,749 56.8 53.4 17.7 29.6 25.0 9.1 14.5 2.07

35 to 44 years ................................... 1,534 1,313 54.9 49.3 19.8 34.0 27.3 11.0 18.3 2.15

45 to 54 years ................................... 1,614 1,404 56.0 50.4 21.0 34.6 26.4 11.2 17.8 2.18

55 to 64 years ................................... 962 837 53.8 50.1 19.2 33.7 23.7 9.6 18.9 2.10

65 years and over ............................. 262 226 50.6 43.3 16.2 30.9 17.2 6.3 17.7 1.83

 Women, 16 years and over ............ 6,199 5,756 52.0 58.5 18.8 26.7 21.2 8.8 15.1 2.02

16 to 19 years ................................... 665 638 49.9 63.0 11.4 17.1 7.8 3.2 10.8 1.63

20 to 24 years ................................... 931 886 53.2 60.3 17.1 22.6 17.5 6.4 14.4 1.92

25 to 34 years ................................... 1,392 1,308 52.8 60.1 18.8 26.7 23.0 8.9 15.3 2.07

35 to 44 years ................................... 1,169 1,078 51.6 56.6 20.1 29.0 24.8 10.1 15.6 2.09

45 to 54 years ................................... 1,156 1,057 53.5 57.6 22.0 29.7 25.7 12.2 16.0 2.18

55 to 64 years ................................... 698 630 50.2 55.9 21.8 31.7 23.5 9.6 18.0 2.11

65 years and over ............................. 187 158 47.5 44.1 15.2 31.2 17.7 8.1 14.9 1.80

RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO

ETHNICITY, AND SEX

 White, 16 years and over ............... 10,916 9,713 53.6 55.3 19.0 28.9 21.1 8.7 16.0 2.03

Men ................................................... 6,476 5,628 55.1 52.7 18.6 30.4 22.0 8.8 16.4 2.05

Women ............................................. 4,440 4,085 51.6 58.9 19.5 26.8 19.9 8.6 15.4 2.02

 Black or African American,

16 years and over .......................... 2,852 2,698 53.9 54.4 16.9 27.6 26.9 9.3 13.2 2.03

Men ................................................... 1,550 1,459 54.6 52.0 16.9 29.2 27.1 9.3 13.0 2.03

Women ............................................. 1,302 1,239 53.0 57.2 16.9 25.7 26.7 9.3 13.4 2.03

 Asian, 16 years and over ............... 543 511 52.3 55.1 17.2 36.6 18.9 11.1 18.2 2.11

Men ................................................... 305 288 53.5 55.6 15.7 38.3 20.4 12.2 17.1 2.14

Women ............................................. 238 223 50.8 54.5 19.0 34.5 17.0 9.6 19.5 2.06

 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity,

16 years and over ........................... 2,843 2,534 55.5 47.0 14.6 32.5 21.9 9.1 12.6 1.94

Men ................................................... 1,711 1,495 57.2 44.2 14.6 34.2 22.7 9.0 12.7 1.95

Women ............................................. 1,132 1,039 53.2 51.0 14.8 30.1 20.8 9.2 12.5 1.92

 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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