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

KITTITAS COUNTY 

Number of

Percent

Characteristics

Applicants

of Total /1

TOTAL APPLICANTS REGISTERED /2

2,686

100.0%

AGE:

15 and Under

3

0.1%

16 - 19

164

6.1%

20 - 21

146

5.4%

22 - 39

1,235

46.0%

40 - 54

845

31.5%

55 and Over

293

10.9%

SEX:

Male

1,465

54.5%

Female

1,221

45.5%

RACE/ETHNIC GROUP:

Caucasian

2,220

82.7%

African American

48

1.8%

American Indian/Native Alaskan

35

1.3%

Hispanic

159

5.9%

Asian and Pacific Islander

78

2.9%

Information Not Available

146

5.4%

VETERAN:

Veteran

153

5.7%

Vietnam Era Veteran

72

2.7%

Disabled Veteran

5

0.2%

EDUCATION:

Less than High School

509

19.0%

OTHER

Public Assistance Recipients

377

14.0%

Persons with Disabilities

23

0.9%

Seasonal Farmworkers

25

0.9%

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.