HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

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

[Numbers in thousands]

Characteristic

2012

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,506 11,322 51.3 56.3 18.4 28.5 19.3 8.6 15.4 2.0

16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,397 1,338 48.6 61.6 13.5 21.0 8.3 3.3 9.5 1.7

20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,054 1,921 51.4 58.3 16.8 24.0 16.3 6.5 14.4 1.9

25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,764 2,512 52.3 58.7 19.0 28.3 21.3 9.1 15.4 2.0

35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,158 1,908 52.0 55.9 19.4 31.1 23.0 10.8 16.4 2.1

45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,181 1,937 52.5 53.6 20.8 32.7 23.2 11.0 17.2 2.1

55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,470 1,293 50.9 50.9 19.4 32.5 21.6 10.0 18.0 2.0

65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 482 413 44.5 44.8 17.8 31.1 15.1 5.9 18.9 1.8

Men, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,771 6,016 52.5 53.6 18.1 30.6 20.1 8.9 15.6 2.0

16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 787 758 48.7 60.7 14.1 23.0 8.6 3.6 9.4 1.7

20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,163 1,067 52.5 55.4 16.6 25.8 17.1 6.9 13.6 1.9

25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,476 1,304 53.7 56.1 18.6 30.2 21.8 9.3 15.8 2.1

35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,124 961 54.4 52.9 20.3 34.9 25.3 11.3 17.2 2.2

45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,142 990 53.7 49.4 20.1 34.8 25.1 11.7 18.8 2.1

55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 811 705 52.4 48.4 18.5 34.4 21.6 10.2 17.2 2.0

65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 230 45.7 44.7 17.3 32.1 15.1 6.5 18.8 1.8

Women, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,734 5,306 49.8 59.2 18.6 26.2 18.5 8.2 15.3 2.0

16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 609 580 48.4 62.8 12.7 18.3 7.9 3.0 9.6 1.6

20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 891 854 50.0 62.0 17.0 21.8 15.3 6.0 15.5 1.9

25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,288 1,208 50.8 61.5 19.4 26.3 20.8 8.8 15.0 2.0

35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,034 947 49.5 58.9 18.6 27.2 20.7 10.3 15.7 2.0

45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,039 947 51.3 58.1 21.5 30.5 21.3 10.3 15.6 2.1

55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 659 588 49.2 54.0 20.4 30.2 21.6 9.9 18.9 2.1

65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 183 43.0 44.9 18.5 29.8 15.1 5.2 19.0 1.8

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO

ETHNICITY

White. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,915 7,939 51.7 55.9 19.0 28.4 18.3 8.2 16.2 2.0

Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,931 4,298 52.9 53.5 18.7 30.5 19.2 8.7 16.5 2.0

Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,985 3,640 50.2 58.8 19.3 25.9 17.2 7.6 15.8 2.0

Black or African American. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,544 2,406 50.5 56.3 16.6 28.3 23.2 9.2 12.8 2.0

Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,292 1,211 51.4 53.3 16.8 30.0 23.5 9.2 12.2 2.0

Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,252 1,195 49.6 59.4 16.3 26.6 22.9 9.2 13.5 2.0

Asian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483 455 51.5 55.6 20.5 34.9 17.4 11.8 18.2 2.1

Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 234 53.3 52.8 19.3 36.3 19.2 12.1 18.3 2.1

Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 221 49.5 58.6 21.9 33.4 15.4 11.4 18.0 2.1

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,514 2,241 54.0 49.9 14.8 33.3 19.8 8.9 13.2 1.9

Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,383 1,195 56.1 47.7 14.8 35.8 21.3 8.7 13.5 2.0

Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,130 1,046 51.5 52.5 14.7 30.5 18.2 9.2 12.8 1.9

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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