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

CLARK COUNTY 

Number of

Percent

Characteristics

Applicants

of Total /1

TOTAL APPLICANTS REGISTERED /2

16,975

100.0%

AGE:

15 and Under

73

0.4%

16 - 19

2,571

15.1%

20 - 21

1,404

8.3%

22 - 39

7,739

45.6%

40 - 54

3,997

23.5%

55 and Over

1,191

7.0%

SEX:

Male

8,987

52.9%

Female

7,988

47.1%

RACE/ETHNIC GROUP:

Caucasian

12,281

72.3%

African American

497

2.9%

American Indian/Native Alaskan

163

1.0%

Hispanic

392

2.3%

Asian and Pacific Islander

480

2.8%

Information Not Available

3,162

18.6%

VETERAN:

Veteran

1,446

8.5%

Vietnam Era Veteran

612

3.6%

Disabled Veteran

56

0.3%

EDUCATION:

Less than High School

4,661

27.5%

OTHER

Public Assistance Recipients

3,935

23.2%

Persons with Disabilities

148

0.9%

Seasonal Farmworkers

17

0.1%

Migrant Farmworkers

1

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.