HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

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

[Numbers in thousands]

Characteristic

2021

Unemployed Percent of jobseekers using method

Average

number of

methods

used

Total Jobseekers

Contacted

employer

directly

Sent out

resumes

or filled

out

applications

Placed

or

answered

ads

Contacted

friends

or

relatives

Public

employment

agency

Private

employment

agency

Other

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,623 7,041 50.3 53.3 14.0 24.8 12.9 7.3 14.5 1.8

16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 696 630 49.7 55.4 10.4 19.0 6.9 4.0 11.1 1.6

20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,317 1,171 49.5 55.7 12.1 22.5 10.8 6.1 13.2 1.7

25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,092 1,753 50.8 55.3 15.0 22.4 13.6 6.5 14.2 1.8

35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,586 1,266 49.8 52.9 14.1 26.9 14.5 8.3 15.8 1.8

45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,323 1,024 51.7 50.5 15.2 29.1 14.9 8.9 15.5 1.9

55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,138 855 51.1 51.5 15.0 28.8 14.8 9.4 14.8 1.9

65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472 341 47.4 45.6 15.2 25.7 10.8 8.5 17.9 1.7

Men, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,676 3,807 51.5 50.7 13.7 26.2 13.2 7.7 14.5 1.8

16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373 342 50.5 51.5 10.3 20.3 7.7 4.8 10.0 1.6

20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 739 662 50.9 55.1 11.5 24.5 10.6 5.7 12.4 1.7

25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,167 965 52.8 50.7 14.1 22.5 13.9 6.9 14.2 1.8

35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 852 675 51.6 49.1 13.9 29.0 15.5 8.9 17.0 1.9

45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 685 523 50.6 49.7 15.3 30.3 15.6 8.9 15.4 1.9

55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603 455 52.1 50.1 15.1 30.2 14.6 10.6 15.6 1.9

65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 186 48.9 43.2 16.3 31.2 11.2 9.4 17.4 1.8

Women, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,948 3,233 49.0 56.4 14.3 23.2 12.5 6.9 14.5 1.8

16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323 288 48.8 60.0 10.5 17.5 6.1 3.0 12.4 1.6

20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578 509 47.8 56.5 12.7 20.0 11.1 6.6 14.2 1.7

25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 925 788 48.4 60.9 16.1 22.3 13.1 6.1 14.1 1.8

35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 733 592 47.8 57.3 14.4 24.5 13.3 7.7 14.5 1.8

45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 638 501 52.7 51.3 15.0 27.9 14.1 9.0 15.6 1.9

55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 535 401 49.8 53.0 15.0 27.2 15.0 8.0 13.9 1.8

65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 155 45.7 48.6 13.9 19.1 10.2 7.4 18.6 1.6

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO

ETHNICITY

White. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,854 4,678 50.7 53.4 14.3 25.4 12.1 7.0 14.5 1.8

Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,222 2,572 51.7 51.2 14.0 26.8 12.7 7.4 14.5 1.8

Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,632 2,107 49.5 56.1 14.7 23.7 11.4 6.5 14.5 1.8

Black or African American. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,756 1,534 50.2 52.8 12.8 22.4 15.5 7.3 13.7 1.8

Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 900 782 50.4 48.6 12.5 23.0 14.9 7.2 14.4 1.7

Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 857 753 49.9 57.3 13.1 21.8 16.1 7.4 13.1 1.8

Asian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 529 425 49.2 50.6 16.4 28.8 12.1 11.3 16.2 1.9

Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 223 52.1 47.6 16.2 30.1 13.3 12.7 15.7 1.9

Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 202 45.9 54.0 16.6 27.4 10.8 9.8 16.7 1.8

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,995 1,584 50.6 50.4 11.1 30.8 12.7 7.0 11.6 1.7

Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,090 857 53.4 47.1 11.0 32.5 13.1 7.0 10.3 1.7

Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 904 727 47.2 54.2 11.2 28.9 12.3 7.1 13.0 1.7

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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