Table 4
Job-search methods

Table summary
 This table displays the results of job-search methods age, 20 to 34, 35 to 44, 45 to 54 and 55 to 64, calculated using % and number units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Age
20 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64
%
Public employment agency 19.8 23.0 22.6 19.5
Private employment agency 7.2 9.0 8.6 7.6
Union 1.6 2.3 2.6 2.2
Contacted employer 50.3 44.6 44.6 44.7
Friends or relatives 15.7 16.9 18.1 17.7
Placed or answered job ads 33.9 33.0 31.2 28.4
Looked at job ads 53.6 56.9 58.2 55.3
Other 20.5 20.1 19.8 17.1
  number
Average number of methods used by the unemployed (excluding 'other' methods) 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.8
Note: Totals exceed 100% since the unemployed may use more than one method.
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, 2011.
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