HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

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

Characteristic

2008

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 ................. 8,924 7,749 56.9 52.3 17.1 23.8 18.9 8.0 14.1 1.92

16 to 19 years ................................... 1,285 1,212 54.9 58.8 11.3 16.3 8.2 2.4 8.9 1.61

20 to 24 years ................................... 1,545 1,406 57.0 53.1 15.7 20.4 16.3 6.2 13.9 1.83

25 to 34 years ................................... 1,949 1,689 58.6 51.7 18.0 24.9 21.7 8.6 14.3 1.98

35 to 44 years ................................... 1,604 1,344 57.8 52.4 18.9 27.2 22.9 11.1 15.8 2.07

45 to 54 years ................................... 1,473 1,242 57.6 49.3 19.8 27.3 23.4 11.0 15.8 2.05

55 to 64 years ................................... 803 654 54.2 49.3 20.0 28.6 22.5 10.1 17.9 2.03

65 years and over ............................. 264 201 53.7 38.7 14.7 24.2 11.6 4.9 13.1 1.61

 Men, 16 years and over .................. 5,033 4,234 58.7 49.8 17.1 26.1 19.3 8.1 14.2 1.94

16 to 19 years ................................... 736 688 56.2 57.2 12.4 18.0 8.5 2.5 9.0 1.64

20 to 24 years ................................... 920 814 57.0 51.2 15.4 22.2 15.9 6.5 12.9 1.81

25 to 34 years ................................... 1,119 928 60.8 49.1 18.7 27.5 22.5 8.8 14.1 2.02

35 to 44 years ................................... 875 699 59.9 48.8 18.9 31.5 24.8 11.3 17.6 2.13

45 to 54 years ................................... 804 644 61.4 46.1 19.9 29.5 24.5 11.3 15.6 2.09

55 to 64 years ................................... 425 344 56.2 46.2 18.7 30.4 22.3 9.2 18.2 2.02

65 years and over ............................. 153 116 54.6 37.8 14.4 26.0 11.9 5.0 13.4 1.63

 Women, 16 years and over ............ 3,891 3,515 54.7 55.3 17.0 21.0 18.4 8.0 14.1 1.89

16 to 19 years ................................... 549 525 53.2 60.9 10.0 14.0 7.9 2.4 8.7 1.57

20 to 24 years ................................... 625 592 56.9 55.8 16.0 17.9 16.8 5.8 15.3 1.85

25 to 34 years ................................... 830 761 55.9 54.8 17.1 21.7 20.7 8.3 14.4 1.94

35 to 44 years ................................... 730 645 55.4 56.3 18.9 22.4 20.9 10.8 13.9 1.99

45 to 54 years ................................... 669 598 53.5 52.8 19.7 24.9 22.3 10.6 16.0 2.01

55 to 64 years ................................... 377 309 52.0 52.7 21.5 26.6 22.6 11.1 17.5 2.05

65 years and over ............................. 111 85 52.4 40.0 15.1 21.6 11.3 4.7 12.8 1.59

RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO

ETHNICITY, AND SEX

 White, 16 years and over ............... 6,509 5,540 57.3 53.0 17.1 23.4 17.4 7.8 14.6 1.91

Men ................................................... 3,727 3,057 59.2 50.5 17.4 25.8 18.0 7.9 15.1 1.94

Women ............................................. 2,782 2,483 54.9 56.1 16.8 20.5 16.7 7.7 14.1 1.87

 Black or African American,

16 years and over ...................... 1,788 1,646 56.0 50.2 17.1 23.9 24.8 8.3 12.0 1.93

Men ................................................... 949 862 57.5 47.6 16.2 26.1 25.2 8.1 10.7 1.92

Women ............................................. 839 784 54.3 53.2 18.1 21.5 24.5 8.4 13.5 1.94

 Asian, 16 years and over ............... 285 266 57.7 47.0 16.3 31.6 14.7 12.7 18.2 1.99

Men ................................................... 160 149 59.4 46.1 16.7 33.9 13.6 11.4 17.8 1.99

Women ............................................. 125 117 55.6 48.3 15.9 28.6 16.1 14.3 18.7 1.98

 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity,

16 years and over ....................... 1,678 1,421 56.9 45.7 13.1 30.5 18.0 7.6 11.2 1.84

Men ................................................... 1,007 818 59.7 42.3 13.9 32.8 17.5 7.4 11.9 1.86

Women ............................................. 672 603 53.2 50.4 12.0 27.4 18.7 8.0 10.2 1.80

 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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