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Thinking about the last 12 months, have you done any of the following in order to find a job? A. Registered at a public employment agency?
Registered at a public employment agency while job hunting · Asked in 3 waves, 1998–2016 · 1,208 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| Group | No | Yes, once or twice | Yes, more than twice | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 86% | 10% | 4% | 334 | ±7 | |
| White |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2016 | 2016-04-05 to 2016-11-19 | face to face | 2,867 | 334 |
| General Social Survey 2006 | 2006-03-07 to 2006-08-07 | face to face | 4,510 | 502 |
| General Social Survey 1998 | 1998-02-01 to 1998-06-19 | face to face | 2,832 | 372 |
| 89% |
| 10% |
| 1% |
| 226 |
| ±8 |
| Black † | 76% | 12% | 12% | 67 | ±14 |
| Other races † | 83% | 8% | 9% | 41 | ±19 |
General Social Survey 2016 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.