Methods of Internet Job Searching

Reading on-line ads or job listings (92.6 percent of Internet jobseekers) was the most common Internet job search method between January and October 2003, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Researching information on potential employers was a job search method of 70.2 percent of Internet jobseekers, while 57.0 percent used the Internet to submit a resume or application. Posting a resume on a job-listing site or with a service was a method used by 41.0 percent of Internet jobseekers.

This pattern of Internet job search was essentially the same regardless of demographic characteristics, occupation, or industry.

This information is from a special supplement to the October 2003 Current Population Survey. Slightly more than 1 in every 10 individuals in the civilian non-institutional population age 16 and over reported that they had used the Internet between January and October 2003 to search for a job. Find more information in Computer and Internet Use at Work in 2003.

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