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

DOUGLAS COUNTY

Number of

Percent

Characteristics

Applicants

of Total /1

TOTAL APPLICANTS REGISTERED /2

1,861

100.0%

AGE:

15 and Under

0

0.0%

16 - 19

203

10.9%

20 - 21

155

8.3%

22 - 39

875

47.0%

40 - 54

478

25.7%

55 and Over

150

8.1%

SEX:

Male

1,029

55.3%

Female

832

44.7%

RACE/ETHNIC GROUP:

Caucasian

1,342

72.1%

African American

8

0.4%

American Indian/Native Alaskan

12

0.6%

Hispanic

406

21.8%

Asian and Pacific Islander

7

0.4%

Information Not Available

86

4.6%

VETERAN:

Veteran

103

5.5%

Vietnam Era Veteran

36

1.9%

Disabled Veteran

2

0.1%

EDUCATION:

Less than High School

657

35.3%

OTHER

Public Assistance Recipients

277

14.9%

Persons with Disabilities

16

0.9%

Seasonal Farmworkers

98

5.3%

Migrant Farmworkers

69

3.7%

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.