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

CHELAN COUNTY 

Number of

Percent

Characteristics

Applicants

of Total /1

TOTAL APPLICANTS REGISTERED /2

4,390

100.0%

AGE:

15 and Under

3

0.1%

16 - 19

455

10.4%

20 - 21

410

9.3%

22 - 39

2,036

46.4%

40 - 54

1,123

25.6%

55 and Over

363

8.3%

SEX:

Male

2,594

59.1%

Female

1,796

40.9%

RACE/ETHNIC GROUP:

Caucasian

3,101

70.6%

African American

33

0.8%

American Indian/Native Alaskan

22

0.5%

Hispanic

1,034

23.6%

Asian and Pacific Islander

17

0.4%

Information Not Available

183

4.2%

VETERAN:

Veteran

237

5.4%

Vietnam Era Veteran

124

2.8%

Disabled Veteran

5

0.1%

EDUCATION:

Less than High School

1,585

36.1%

OTHER

Public Assistance Recipients

576

13.1%

Persons with Disabilities

37

0.8%

Seasonal Farmworkers

129

2.9%

Migrant Farmworkers

283

6.4%

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