More Fun Stats From The Good Ol' BLS: How Do People Find Jobs?

In 2008 (2009 numbers aren’t yet available), out of the 8.9 million people unemployed at some point during the year, more than half (56.9) of jobseekers sought out employers directly. (Note that this doesn’t say which methods worked, just what people have tried.) 52 percent sent out resumes or filled out applications, the sort of standard method we’d expect to see on any list.