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

COWLITZ COUNTY

Number of

Percent

Characteristics

Applicants

of Total /1

TOTAL APPLICANTS REGISTERED /2

6,751

100.0%

AGE:

15 and Under

3

0.0%

16 - 19

721

10.7%

20 - 21

582

8.6%

22 - 39

3,036

45.0%

40 - 54

1,796

26.6%

55 and Over

613

9.1%

SEX:

Male

4,134

61.2%

Female

2,617

38.8%

RACE/ETHNIC GROUP:

Caucasian

6,286

93.1%

African American

59

0.9%

American Indian/Native Alaskan

60

0.9%

Hispanic

149

2.2%

Asian and Pacific Islander

56

0.8%

Information Not Available

141

2.1%

VETERAN:

Veteran

463

6.9%

Vietnam Era Veteran

226

3.3%

Disabled Veteran

12

0.2%

EDUCATION:

Less than High School

1,745

25.8%

OTHER

Public Assistance Recipients

1,213

18.0%

Persons with Disabilities

59

0.9%

Seasonal Farmworkers

4

0.1%

Migrant Farmworkers

2

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.