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

GRANT COUNTY

Number of

Percent

Characteristics

Applicants

of Total /1

TOTAL APPLICANTS REGISTERED /2

5,180

100.0%

AGE:

15 and Under

11

0.2%

16 - 19

551

10.6%

20 - 21

450

8.7%

22 - 39

2,409

46.5%

40 - 54

1,261

24.3%

55 and Over

498

9.6%

SEX:

Male

3,001

57.9%

Female

2,179

42.1%

RACE/ETHNIC GROUP:

Caucasian

3,394

65.5%

African American

91

1.8%

American Indian/Native Alaskan

54

1.0%

Hispanic

1,307

25.2%

Asian and Pacific Islander

31

0.6%

Information Not Available

303

5.8%

VETERAN:

Veteran

374

7.2%

Vietnam Era Veteran

178

3.4%

Disabled Veteran

16

0.3%

EDUCATION:

Less than High School

1,888

36.4%

OTHER

Public Assistance Recipients

923

17.8%

Persons with Disabilities

59

1.1%

Seasonal Farmworkers

371

7.2%

Migrant Farmworkers

61

1.2%

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.