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

ASOTIN COUNTY 

Number of

Percent

Characteristics

Applicants

of Total /1

TOTAL APPLICANTS REGISTERED /2

673

100.0%

AGE:

15 and Under

0

0.0%

16 - 19

94

14.0%

20 - 21

53

7.9%

22 - 39

337

50.1%

40 - 54

143

21.2%

55 and Over

46

6.8%

SEX:

Male

295

43.8%

Female

378

56.2%

RACE/ETHNIC GROUP:

Caucasian

630

93.6%

African American

3

0.4%

American Indian/Native Alaskan

14

2.1%

Hispanic

4

0.6%

Asian and Pacific Islander

2

0.3%

Information Not Available

20

3.0%

VETERAN:

Veteran

10

1.5%

Vietnam Era Veteran

2

0.3%

Disabled Veteran

1

0.1%

EDUCATION:

Less than High School

241

35.8%

OTHER

Public Assistance Recipients

431

64.0%

Persons with Disabilities

1

0.1%

Seasonal Farmworkers

0

0.0%

Migrant Farmworkers

0

0.0%

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.