HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

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

[Numbers in thousands]

Characteristic

2020

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,947 6,577 49.1 56.0 14.2 24.5 14.3 8.3 15.2 1.8

16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,025 692 49.0 59.0 10.8 18.9 7.9 3.1 10.5 1.6

20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,990 1,193 49.5 59.7 14.0 20.6 12.0 6.6 13.7 1.8

25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,080 1,636 50.6 57.6 14.2 23.8 14.4 8.3 14.9 1.8

35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,177 1,055 48.7 55.3 13.4 28.5 16.9 10.2 16.4 1.9

45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,042 912 48.9 54.4 16.0 29.1 17.5 11.5 16.6 1.9

55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,839 807 49.2 51.4 16.3 25.7 15.8 9.3 17.6 1.9

65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 795 282 42.1 43.8 14.9 25.1 13.7 7.2 18.7 1.7

Men, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,644 3,571 50.2 54.1 14.1 26.1 14.9 8.2 15.2 1.8

16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 526 370 50.2 55.9 10.2 20.6 9.2 3.4 10.2 1.6

20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,016 646 47.8 58.3 14.5 21.7 12.5 6.8 13.3 1.8

25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,664 915 51.9 54.7 14.2 25.2 15.9 7.8 15.0 1.9

35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,126 566 49.7 55.5 13.8 31.6 17.0 10.2 16.5 1.9

45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 995 492 51.8 53.1 14.9 29.8 18.1 11.0 15.7 1.9

55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 916 428 50.3 48.9 16.0 28.5 15.5 9.8 19.4 1.9

65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401 154 47.3 40.7 13.9 24.0 13.3 7.3 19.0 1.7

Women, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,304 3,006 47.9 58.2 14.4 22.6 13.5 8.4 15.2 1.8

16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 322 47.7 62.7 11.5 17.0 6.4 2.7 10.8 1.6

20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974 546 51.5 61.4 13.4 19.3 11.5 6.4 14.2 1.8

25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,416 721 49.0 61.3 14.3 22.0 12.6 8.9 14.9 1.8

35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,050 490 47.5 55.1 13.0 24.9 16.9 10.2 16.4 1.9

45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,047 420 45.4 56.0 17.3 28.4 16.9 12.2 17.7 1.9

55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 924 379 48.0 54.2 16.8 22.7 16.2 8.8 15.6 1.8

65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394 128 35.9 47.4 16.1 26.6 14.2 7.2 18.4 1.7

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO

ETHNICITY

White. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,090 4,466 49.8 54.9 14.5 25.1 13.8 8.3 15.8 1.8

Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,725 2,471 51.0 53.1 14.3 26.4 14.3 8.2 15.8 1.8

Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,365 1,994 48.2 57.2 14.6 23.5 13.1 8.4 15.8 1.8

Black or African American. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,304 1,362 46.8 56.8 13.4 21.4 17.0 8.7 12.5 1.8

Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,150 717 46.9 55.4 13.0 23.1 18.4 8.9 12.4 1.8

Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,155 645 46.8 58.4 14.0 19.4 15.5 8.4 12.6 1.8

Asian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 894 401 48.8 59.2 15.1 27.0 12.1 7.9 16.1 1.9

Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427 200 49.9 55.3 14.7 31.0 11.7 7.3 17.0 1.9

Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 467 201 47.7 63.1 15.5 23.0 12.6 8.4 15.2 1.9

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,018 1,471 49.6 51.5 11.5 29.5 14.5 7.4 12.8 1.8

Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,598 794 51.0 49.5 11.0 32.0 14.6 7.0 12.9 1.8

Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,421 677 47.9 53.7 12.0 26.5 14.4 7.9 12.8 1.8

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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