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

FRANKLIN COUNTY 

Number of

Percent

Characteristics

Applicants

of Total /1

TOTAL APPLICANTS REGISTERED /2

3,584

100.0%

AGE:

15 and Under

1

0.0%

16 - 19

440

12.3%

20 - 21

268

7.5%

22 - 39

1,699

47.4%

40 - 54

876

24.4%

55 and Over

300

8.4%

SEX:

Male

2,114

59.0%

Female

1,470

41.0%

RACE/ETHNIC GROUP:

Caucasian

1,105

30.8%

African American

98

2.7%

American Indian/Native Alaskan

28

0.8%

Hispanic

1,575

43.9%

Asian and Pacific Islander

130

3.6%

Information Not Available

648

18.1%

VETERAN:

Veteran

113

3.2%

Vietnam Era Veteran

61

1.7%

Disabled Veteran

2

0.1%

EDUCATION:

Less than High School

2,092

58.4%

OTHER

Public Assistance Recipients

876

24.4%

Persons with Disabilities

31

0.9%

Seasonal Farmworkers

339

9.5%

Migrant Farmworkers

66

1.8%

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.