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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
33. Unemployed jobseekers by sex, age, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and active jobsearch methods used

[Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic2017
UnemployedPercent of jobseekers using methodAverage
number of
methods
used
TotalJob-
seekers
Contacted
employer
directly
Sent out
resumes
or filled
out
applications
Placed
or
answered
ads
Contacted
friends
or
relatives
Public
employ-
ment
agency
Private
employ-
ment
agency
Other

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

6,9826,02751.356.314.425.215.38.413.91.9

16 to 19 years

82778149.160.410.118.75.93.59.71.6

20 to 24 years

1,1271,03153.957.713.922.314.26.312.51.8

25 to 34 years

1,6471,43252.057.714.323.815.98.713.61.9

35 to 44 years

1,14396150.857.015.127.118.810.214.61.9

45 to 54 years

1,06088951.853.917.431.018.511.215.82.0

55 to 64 years

83567350.552.515.930.018.511.316.62.0

65 years and over

34325946.146.113.225.311.06.617.01.7

Men, 16 years and over

3,7433,18751.953.714.426.515.98.614.01.9

16 to 19 years

45743149.758.99.821.56.73.48.91.6

20 to 24 years

66759852.855.614.524.715.06.713.41.8

25 to 34 years

88474451.856.614.424.616.89.312.61.9

35 to 44 years

57546953.151.815.229.319.710.915.42.0

45 to 54 years

53744553.550.118.231.020.912.016.72.0

55 to 64 years

44536251.350.114.330.718.410.216.41.9

65 years and over

17913946.841.112.425.79.56.721.11.6

Women, 16 years and over

3,2392,84050.759.214.423.714.58.213.71.9

16 to 19 years

37134948.362.310.315.15.03.510.81.6

20 to 24 years

46043455.560.613.018.913.15.811.31.8

25 to 34 years

76368852.259.014.122.915.08.014.71.9

35 to 44 years

56849348.562.014.925.018.09.513.91.9

45 to 54 years

52344450.157.616.631.116.210.414.92.0

55 to 64 years

38931149.555.317.729.318.612.616.92.0

65 years and over

16412145.451.814.124.912.76.512.21.7

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO
ETHNICITY

White

4,7654,00252.155.114.625.314.48.214.41.8

Men

2,5922,15153.052.614.626.715.18.514.71.9

Women

2,1731,85151.158.014.723.613.67.714.01.8

Black or African American

1,5011,38849.258.814.224.318.78.711.01.9

Men

76670048.756.215.125.819.18.410.51.8

Women

73568749.761.513.322.818.38.911.61.9

Asian

33330652.656.212.732.412.510.618.92.0

Men

17716253.855.411.232.114.510.518.92.0

Women

15614351.457.114.332.710.210.819.02.0

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

1,4011,18051.952.411.329.015.29.412.21.8

Men

73059553.348.311.330.616.510.712.31.8

Women

67158650.556.511.427.413.98.012.11.8

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.

 

Last Modified Date: January 16, 2019