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

KLICKITAT COUNTY 

Number of

Percent

Characteristics

Applicants

of Total /1

TOTAL APPLICANTS REGISTERED /2

1,388

100.0%

AGE:

15 and Under

9

0.6%

16 - 19

144

10.4%

20 - 21

109

7.9%

22 - 39

609

43.9%

40 - 54

381

27.4%

55 and Over

136

9.8%

SEX:

Male

773

55.7%

Female

615

44.3%

RACE/ETHNIC GROUP:

Caucasian

1,211

87.2%

African American

5

0.4%

American Indian/Native Alaskan

39

2.8%

Hispanic

81

5.8%

Asian and Pacific Islander

6

0.4%

Information Not Available

46

3.3%

VETERAN:

Veteran

70

5.0%

Vietnam Era Veteran

23

1.7%

Disabled Veteran

2

0.1%

EDUCATION:

Less than High School

417

30.0%

OTHER

Public Assistance Recipients

290

20.9%

Persons with Disabilities

14

1.0%

Seasonal Farmworkers

26

1.9%

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.