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

BENTON COUNTY

Number of

Percent

Characteristics

Applicants

of Total /1

TOTAL APPLICANTS REGISTERED /2

6,285

100.0%

AGE:

15 and Under

4

0.1%

16 - 19

506

8.1%

20 - 21

503

8.0%

22 - 39

3,193

50.8%

40 - 54

1,545

24.6%

55 and Over

534

8.5%

SEX:

Male

3,467

55.2%

Female

2,818

44.8%

RACE/ETHNIC GROUP:

Caucasian

4,561

72.6%

African American

72

1.1%

American Indian/Native Alaskan

58

0.9%

Hispanic

989

15.7%

Asian and Pacific Islander

193

3.1%

Information Not Available

412

6.6%

VETERAN:

Veteran

439

7.0%

Vietnam Era Veteran

190

3.0%

Disabled Veteran

27

0.4%

EDUCATION:

Less than High School

1,984

31.6%

OTHER

Public Assistance Recipients

1,389

22.1%

Persons with Disabilities

76

1.2%

Seasonal Farmworkers

178

2.8%

Migrant Farmworkers

14

0.2%

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