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

GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY

Number of

Percent

Characteristics

Applicants

of Total /1

TOTAL APPLICANTS REGISTERED /2

3,882

100.0%

AGE:

15 and Under

0

0.0%

16 - 19

434

11.2%

20 - 21

354

9.1%

22 - 39

1,656

42.7%

40 - 54

1,080

27.8%

55 and Over

358

9.2%

SEX:

Male

2,139

55.1%

Female

1,743

44.9%

RACE/ETHNIC GROUP:

Caucasian

3,494

90.0%

African American

29

0.7%

American Indian/Native Alaskan

148

3.8%

Hispanic

95

2.4%

Asian and Pacific Islander

37

1.0%

Information Not Available

79

2.0%

VETERAN:

Veteran

255

6.6%

Vietnam Era Veteran

114

2.9%

Disabled Veteran

19

0.5%

EDUCATION:

Less than High School

1,124

29.0%

OTHER

Public Assistance Recipients

937

24.1%

Persons with Disabilities

76

2.0%

Seasonal Farmworkers

29

0.7%

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.