Unemployed jobseekers by sex, age, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and active jobsearch methods used : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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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	Job- 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	Average number of methods used
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.

Last Modified Date: January 20, 2022