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

2007

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 ................. 7,078 6,102 57.4 50.7 16.0 21.7 17.7 7.6 12.9 1.84

16 to 19 years ................................... 1,101 1,039 55.5 55.6 9.7 14.6 8.1 2.6 7.9 1.54

20 to 24 years ................................... 1,241 1,136 59.3 52.5 15.1 20.1 15.4 6.1 11.3 1.80

25 to 34 years ................................... 1,544 1,329 57.6 50.3 17.5 23.4 19.4 7.8 14.2 1.91

35 to 44 years ................................... 1,225 1,019 59.3 48.9 18.3 25.3 22.4 11.0 13.8 2.00

45 to 54 years ................................... 1,135 934 58.1 49.1 18.3 23.5 22.5 10.1 15.3 1.98

55 to 64 years ................................... 642 512 52.9 47.3 18.1 23.8 20.8 9.5 16.2 1.89

65 years and over ............................. 190 134 50.3 39.5 13.3 28.1 12.7 5.6 14.4 1.64

 Men, 16 years and over .................. 3,882 3,266 58.3 48.5 15.7 23.2 17.8 7.8 13.1 1.85

16 to 19 years ................................... 623 588 55.3 54.9 9.9 15.0 8.0 2.7 7.7 1.54

20 to 24 years ................................... 721 649 59.3 49.9 15.4 21.6 15.3 5.9 11.2 1.79

25 to 34 years ................................... 856 701 59.2 45.8 15.9 25.9 19.5 8.0 14.3 1.89

35 to 44 years ................................... 634 502 61.1 47.4 18.0 28.2 23.3 12.8 14.0 2.06

45 to 54 years ................................... 591 470 59.3 46.8 20.0 25.3 24.1 10.5 16.7 2.04

55 to 64 years ................................... 349 276 55.3 45.6 18.1 23.2 20.6 9.2 18.1 1.91

65 years and over ............................. 108 80 50.7 39.2 11.7 29.5 13.7 5.7 15.2 1.66

 Women, 16 years and over ............ 3,196 2,836 56.3 53.3 16.2 20.0 17.6 7.4 12.6 1.84

16 to 19 years ................................... 478 451 55.7 56.5 9.6 14.0 8.4 2.5 8.0 1.55

20 to 24 years ................................... 520 486 59.3 56.0 14.8 18.1 15.6 6.4 11.5 1.82

25 to 34 years ................................... 688 628 55.9 55.3 19.3 20.5 19.3 7.6 14.1 1.93

35 to 44 years ................................... 591 517 57.6 50.4 18.5 22.5 21.6 9.2 13.7 1.94

45 to 54 years ................................... 544 464 56.9 51.3 16.6 21.7 20.9 9.7 13.9 1.92

55 to 64 years ................................... 293 236 50.0 49.4 18.1 24.5 21.1 9.8 14.0 1.88

65 years and over ............................. 81 54 49.6 39.8 15.7 26.0 11.3 5.4 13.2 1.61

RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO

ETHNICITY, AND SEX

 White, 16 years and over ............... 5,143 4,337 57.5 51.1 16.5 21.8 16.5 7.3 13.3 1.85

Men ................................................... 2,869 2,353 58.5 48.7 16.0 23.3 16.6 7.6 13.8 1.85

Women ............................................. 2,274 1,985 56.2 53.9 17.1 20.2 16.4 7.0 12.7 1.84

 Black or African American,

16 years and over ...................... 1,445 1,323 58.1 49.7 15.0 20.7 22.3 8.2 10.7 1.85

Men ................................................... 752 683 57.9 48.0 15.2 21.9 22.6 8.3 10.2 1.84

Women ............................................. 693 641 58.3 51.6 14.7 19.5 22.0 8.1 11.2 1.86

 Asian, 16 years and over ............... 229 212 56.5 45.5 13.2 27.5 13.2 9.3 17.7 1.84

Men ................................................... 119 111 58.3 44.5 13.4 29.6 14.5 10.3 19.1 1.91

Women ............................................. 110 101 54.4 46.6 12.9 25.2 11.8 8.2 16.1 1.76

 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity,

16 years and over ....................... 1,220 1,035 56.8 42.7 12.9 30.2 16.5 6.8 11.8 1.78

Men ................................................... 695 567 58.7 39.7 12.1 32.4 16.2 6.9 11.3 1.77

Women ............................................. 525 469 54.4 46.4 14.0 27.7 16.9 6.6 12.4 1.78

 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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