Table III-A1
Characteristics of Job Applicant's Registered with the
Washington State Employment Security Department
July 1, 1998 through June 30, 1999

ADAMS COUNTY

Number of

Percent

Characteristics

Applicants

of Total /1

TOTAL APPLICANTS REGISTERED /2

1,977

100.0%

AGE:

15 and Under

4

0.2%

16 - 19

241

12.2%

20 - 21

191

9.7%

22 - 39

1,052

53.2%

40 - 54

359

18.2%

55 and Over

130

6.6%

SEX:

Male

1,153

58.3%

Female

824

41.7%

RACE/ETHNIC GROUP:

Caucasian

559

28.3%

African American

14

0.7%

American Indian/Native Alaskan

5

0.3%

Hispanic

1,295

65.5%

Asian and Pacific Islander

9

0.5%

Information Not Available

95

4.8%

VETERAN:

Veteran

36

1.8%

Vietnam Era Veteran

15

0.8%

Disabled Veteran

0

0.0%

EDUCATION:

Less than High School

1,300

65.8%

OTHER

Public Assistance Recipients

263

13.3%

Persons with Disabilities

5

0.3%

Seasonal Farmworkers

736

37.2%

Migrant Farmworkers

73

3.7%

1/ Percent detail may not add to indicated totals due to rounding.
2/ Total unduplicated count of applicants. Due to changes in methodology, numbers are noticeably lower than in previous years.

Available for Washington and each county.
Produced 9/99