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

KITSAP COUNTY

Number of

Percent

Characteristics

Applicants

of Total /1

TOTAL APPLICANTS REGISTERED /2

9,218

100.0%

AGE:

15 and Under

2

0.0%

16 - 19

712

7.7%

20 - 21

734

8.0%

22 - 39

4,548

49.3%

40 - 54

2,441

26.5%

55 and Over

781

8.5%

SEX:

Male

4,834

52.4%

Female

4,384

47.6%

RACE/ETHNIC GROUP:

Caucasian

7,636

82.8%

African American

513

5.6%

American Indian/Native Alaskan

145

1.6%

Hispanic

179

1.9%

Asian and Pacific Islander

480

5.2%

Information Not Available

265

2.9%

VETERAN:

Veteran

1,493

16.2%

Vietnam Era Veteran

375

4.1%

Disabled Veteran

80

0.9%

EDUCATION:

Less than High School

1,624

17.6%

OTHER

Public Assistance Recipients

1,626

17.6%

Persons with Disabilities

143

1.6%

Seasonal Farmworkers

6

0.1%

Migrant Farmworkers

0

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.